Meaning
commerce; consult
Chinese: 商业、商量或商人。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shang” becomes a different word in each tone. 商 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 商店shāng diànstore; shop
- 商场shāng chǎngshopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium
- 商量shāng liangto consult; to talk over; to discuss
- 商人shāng rénmerchant; businessman
- 商业shāng yèbusiness; trade; commerce
Example Sentence
这条街上有很多商店。Zhè tiáo jiē shàng yǒu hěn duō shāng diàn.There are many shops on this street.
这Zhèthis条tiáostrip街上jiē shàngon the street有yǒuto have很hěnvery多duōmany商店shāng diànstore。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
An old graph that came to mean ‘trade, commerce, business; a merchant, trader; to discuss, consult, confer; the quotient (in division); the Shang dynasty’ (商店, 商量, 商人).
A way to remember it
‘Trade / merchant / to discuss’: 商店 (shop), 商量 (discuss).