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Kanji Detail for 紂 - "crupper, zhou"
紂
- Meaning
紂 means "crupper, zhou."
Crupper - A strap placed under a horse's tail.
Zhou - The last king of the Yin dynasty, known as a tyrant who was overthrown by King Wu of Zhou.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
harness strap; window
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
royal name; saddle crupper
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
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)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
saddle strap, harness; an emperor
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
In posthumous law, cruel and abandoning righteousness is called 紂. Emperor Xin of Yin burned and roasted loyal ministers. Cut open pregnant women. Hence all under heaven called him 紂.
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