| 纣 | Zhòu | Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] (the name refers to a crupper 紂|纣[zhou4], the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse) |
| 助纣为虐 | zhù Zhòu wéi nüè | lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom) / fig. to take the side of the evildoer / giving succor to the enemy |
| 炮烙 | páo luò | form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire |
| 商纣王 | Shāng Zhòu Wáng | King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel 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] |