| 纣 | [ zhoù ] (bound form) Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty 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) |
| 纣 | [ zhoù ] crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail) |
| 纣辛 | [ zhoù xīn ] Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty |
| ⇒ 助纣为虐 | [ zhù zhoù weí nvè ] lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom), fig. to take the side of the evildoer, giving succor to the enemy |
| ⇒ 商纣王 | [ shāng zhoù wáng ] King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant |
| ⇒ 武王伐纣 | [ wǔ wáng fá zhoù ] King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] |