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纣
紂
zhòu
#4,315 most
frequent character
crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)
Character breakdown
Simplified 纣
Traditional 紂
纟
sī
· silk threads
meaning
›
寸
cùn
· hand
sound
cùn → zhòu · loose
›
Source:
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纣 as a component in other characters
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Same Characters, Different Readings
纣
Zhou4
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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Homophones
皱
zhòu
to wrinkle, wrinkled, to crease
宙
zhòu
eternity, (geology) eon