纣 (紂) zhòu

1. zhòu proper noun Emperor Zhou
   Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Emperor 帝王
   Notes: 1087-1045 BCE; The last ruler of the Shang Dynasty, a notorious tyrant (CC-CEDICT '紂'; Guoyu '紂' n 2; Unihan '紂')
2. zhòu noun a strap in a saddle
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '紂' n 1; Unihan '紂')

Contained in

• 助纣为虐(助紂為虐) helping tyrant Zhou; to take the side of the evildoer
• 商纣王(商紂王) King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
• 武王伐纣(武王伐紂) King Wu of Zhou overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang

Also contained in

商纣 、 桀纣 、 纣辛

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 《殷本紀》 Annals of Yin Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 29
• 《周本紀》 Annals of Zhou Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 25
• 《宋微子世家》 House of Song Wei Zi Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 16
• 難勢第四十 Chapter 40: Difficulties with a Position of Power Han Feizi 韓非子 — count: 13
• 《齊太公世家》 House of Duke Tai of Qi Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 11
• Scroll 5 Xin Shu 新書 — count: 9
• 卷五十六 董仲舒傳 Volume 56: Dong Zhongshu Book of Han 漢書 — count: 9
• 卷三十六 Scroll 36 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 8
• 卷七十 鄭孔荀列傳 Volume 70: Biographies of Zheng, Kong, Xun Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 8
• 卷三十五 Scroll 35 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 7

Collocations

• 殷纣 (殷紂) 昔殷紂亂天下 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《明堂位》 The Places in the Hall of Distinction — count: 13
• 纣杀 (紂殺) 紂殺王子比干而骨肉怨 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷九　主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods — count: 8
• 诛纣 (誅紂) 誅紂 — Mencius 孟子, 滕文公下 Teng Wen Gong II — count: 7
• 伐纣 (伐紂) 是以周公相武王以伐紂 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《明堂位》 The Places in the Hall of Distinction — count: 7
• 纣曰 (紂曰) 費仲說紂曰 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 外儲說左下第三十三 Chapter 33: A Collection of Sayings IV — count: 5
• 辟纣 (辟紂) 伯夷辟紂 — Mencius 孟子, 離婁上 Li Lou I — count: 4
• 谏纣 (諫紂) 令之諫紂而亂其心 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 內儲說下六微第三十一 Chapter 31: A Collection of Sayings II — count: 4
• 纣囚 (紂囚) 紂囚文王七年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
• 王纣 (王紂) 昔者殷王紂貴為天子 — Mozi 墨子, 卷八 明鬼下 Book 8 - On Ghosts III — count: 3
• 说纣 (說紂) 文王說紂是也 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 難言第三 Chapter 3: The Difficulty with Language — count: 3