武王伐紂 wǔ wáng fá zhòu

King Wu’s war to overthrow King Zhou

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. King Wu of Zhou 周武王zhōu wǔ wáng overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商纣王shāng zhòu wáng

Characters

Character Meaning
武 wǔ HSK 5
martial; military; surname Wu
王 wáng HSK 5
surname Wang; king or monarch
伐 fá HSK 6
to cut down; to fell; to attack
紂 zhòu
saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back)