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

商 stroke order diagram
商 stroke order animation

Words containing 商

Word Meaning
Nanyang Siang Pau (Malay's oldest newspaper)
Nanyang Siang Pau (Malay's oldest newspaper)
Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts
Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts
Taiwanese businessman; Taiwanese company
peer counseling
peer counseling
permeated with beautiful music (idiom)
spin-off merchandise
spin-off merchandise
one's ability to give a convincing performance of a song
Shangqiu prefecture level city in Henan
Shangqiu prefecture in Henan
Shangqiu prefecture in Henan
Shangqiu prefecture level city in Henan
merchant banking
merchant banking
the prehistoric Shang dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC)
to discuss and deliberate
to discuss and deliberate
commercial; business; commerce
central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing)
central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing)
The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897)
The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897)