纣王

紂王
Zhòuwáng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 King Zhou of Shang, the last Shang king, remembered as a tyrant

Examples

HSK 3
Zhòuwáng shì Shāngcháo zuìhòu yí ge wáng.
King Zhou was the last king of the Shang dynasty.
HSK 7-9
纣王宠爱妲己,整天饮酒作乐。
Zhòuwáng chǒng'ài Dájǐ, zhěngtiān yǐnjiǔ-zuòlè.
King Zhou doted on Daji and spent his days drinking and feasting.

Tips

history
His own name was 帝辛. 纣 was put on him after his fall and is glossed as "one who wrecks justice and harms the good", so the name is a verdict. He is paired with 夏桀 as 桀纣, the classic bad last kings. The fuller form is 商纣王.

Stroke Order

纣 Zhòu
王 wáng