Keyword
crupper
- saddle strap
- harness
- an emperor
- Frequency
- #4105
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
zhòu
Mnemonic
纟 (thread) gives the meaning and 寸 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
助纣为虐
lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商纣王 (ShāngZhòuwáng) in his oppression (idiom); fig. to take the side of the evildoer; giving succor to the enemy
纣
crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)
武王伐纣
King Wu of Zhou 周武王 (ZhōuWǔwáng) overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商纣王 (ShāngZhòuwáng)