shāng

commerce; merchant; to consult

HSK 1 #402

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 402nd character
Radical ⼝ (30.8)
Strokes 11
Index # 2391

Definitions

商 shāng
  1. 1. commerce
  2. 2. merchant
  3. 3. to consult
  4. 4. quotient (as in zhì shāng, intelligence quotient)
  5. 5. dealer
  6. 6. Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
  7. 7. surname Shang
  8. 8. 2nd note in pentatonic scale

Stroke order

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Words containing 商

Word Meaning
trade and commerce
merchant
merchant
trade route
commercial; privately run; to consult and act upon
commercial; privately run; to consult and act upon
Shangdu County, Inner Mongolia
Shangdu County, Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia
Shangdu County, Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia
caravan
Shang Yang, Qin reform leader and thinker
Shang Yang’s reforms in Qin state
Shang Yang’s reforms in the Qin state
the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
Internet service provider (ISP)
Internet service provider (ISP)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
IBM; International Business Machines
IBM; International Business Machines
shopkeeper; tradesman
four old classes: scholar farmer artisan merchant
the four classes: scholars, farmers, artisans, merchants
Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties