Shāng Zhòu Wáng

Traditional: 商紂王

商纣王 (Shāng Zhòu Wáng) is a Chinese word meaning “King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant”.

Meanings

  1. 1King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant

Characters in 商纣王

商shāng · commerce纣zhòu · crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)王wáng · king or monarch

Related words

王king or monarch王(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)王surname Wang国王king商店store; shop女王queen王子prince商量to consult商commerce商Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC)商业business王八softshell turtle

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