U+7EA3 "纣" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+7EA3 "纣" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character historically associated with the infamous King Zhou of Shang, the last ruler of the Shang dynasty. In traditional narratives, he is portrayed as a cruel and decadent tyrant whose misrule led to the dynasty's fall and the rise of the Zhou dynasty. The character itself is composed of the silk radical on the left, suggesting a connection to textiles or binding, and a phonetic component on the right, though its modern usage is almost exclusively tied to this historical figure. As such, it carries strong cultural and literary weight in Chinese texts, often symbolizing tyranny and moral failure.