纣 (紂)
zhòu
Pinyin

Definition

纣 (紂)
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zhòu
  1. saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (3)

助纣为虐
zhù Zhòu wéi nu:è
  1. 1 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  3. 3 giving succor to the enemy
商纣王
Shāng Zhòu wáng
  1. 1 King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
武王伐纣
Wǔ wáng fá Zhòu
  1. 1 King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhōu Wǔ wáng] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng]

Idioms (1)

助纣为虐
zhù Zhòu wéi nu:è
  1. 1 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  3. 3 giving succor to the enemy

Sample Sentences

这是一根铜柱。我们知道纣王和妲己发明了炮烙之刑，这根铜柱就是施刑的工具。将铜柱置于炭火之上，令受刑的人在铜柱上行走，受刑之人受不了烫就掉在炭火之中被活活烧死。
zhè shì yī gēn tóngzhù 。wǒmen zhīdào Zhòuwáng hé Dájǐ fāmíng le páoluò zhī xíng ，zhè gēn tóngzhù jiùshì shīxíng de gōngjù 。jiāng tóngzhù zhìyú tànhuǒ zhī shàng ，lìng shòuxíng de rén zài tóngzhù shàng xíngzǒu ，shòuxíng zhī rén shòubuliǎo tàng jiù diào zài tànhuǒ zhīzhōng bèi huó huó shāo sǐ 。
This is a copper beam. We know that King Zhou and Daji invented torture by walking on a heated copper beam. This copper beam was an instrument in torture. The beam was placed upon a bed of hot coals, and someone being tortured would walk on the beam. The person being tortured would be unable to withstand the heat and would fall into the hot coals and burn to death.
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