商纣王
商纣王
Shāng Zhòu wáng
King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
Traditional: 商紂王
Characters in This Word
Definitions
- King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
Example Sentences
Example sentences coming soon.
Related Words
桀王(Jié Wáng)— King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant
→武王伐纣(Wǔ wáng fá Zhòu)— King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2]
→帝辛(Dì Xīn)— Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant
→封神榜(Fēng shén Bǎng)— Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
→HSK & Exam Info
This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.