紂
zhòuZhòu

name of an emperor

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

寸
寸 Sound component
cùn, cun (hand), inch

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdrjuwX[d]ruʔleather belt used on the rump of a horse hitched to a cart; name of last Shāng ruler
Zhengzhangduʔ

說文解字

馬緧也。从糸，肘省聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

纣 zhòu name of an emperor Simplified

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

寸
寸 Sound component
cùn, cun (hand), inch

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

荮

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode