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
Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet
Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet
to abandon farming and become a businessman (idiom)
to abandon farming and become a businessman (idiom)
late Shang dynasty; capital Yin of Shang
"legal quotient" (LQ), a measure of one's awareness and knowledge of the law and one's standard of honorable conduct
all businessmen are evil (idiom)
all businessmen are evil (idiom)
contractor; builder
contractor; builder
(real estate etc) developer
department store
a dealer who works with animal hides and skins; fellmonger
to discuss (a plan); to negotiate (an outcome)
to discuss (a plan); to negotiate (an outcome)
to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business
distributor; dealer; seller
meat merchant; butcher
dealer
dealer
florist
China Business News (newspaper)
China Business News (newspaper)
Huashang Morning News, Chinese business paper
China Business Morning Post newspaper