纣

紂
Zhou4
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Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] (the name refers to a crupper 紂|纣[zhou4], the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)

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Source: Make Me a Hanzi

纣 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

纣zhòu
crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)

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