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Character

商 shāng

HSK 1Character

Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC)

Radical
口
Strokes
11
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
亠 丷 冏
Traditional
商
Frequency
#554 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

shāng

shang1
  1. Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) CC-CEDICT
  2. commerce CC-CEDICT
  3. merchant CC-CEDICT
  4. dealer CC-CEDICT
  5. to consult CC-CEDICT
  6. 2nd note in pentatonic scale CC-CEDICT
  7. quotient (as in 智商 (zhì shāng), intelligence quotient) CC-CEDICT
  8. surname Shang CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 11 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 商

Draw “商” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 我们商量一下再决定。

    wǒ men shāng liang yí xià zài jué dìng

    Let's talk it over and then decide.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 这个问题可以和老师商量。

    zhè ge wèn tí kě yǐ hé lǎo shī shāng liang

    You can discuss this problem with the teacher.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他在网上买了不少商品。

    tā zài wǎng shàng mǎi le bù shǎo shāng pǐn

    He bought a lot of things online.

    AI-generated sentence

Words with 商

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商场shāng chǎnga big building with many shops inside; a shopping mallWordHSK 1商店shāng diàna store; a shop; a place where people buy thingsWordHSK 1商人shāng réna person whose work is buying and selling things to make money; businessmanWordHSK 2商量shāng liangto talk about something with someone before decidingWordHSK 2商业shāng yèbusiness; trade; buying and selling things to make moneyWordHSK 3商品shāng pǐngoods; things that a shop sells and people buyWordHSK 3商务shāng wùbusiness; work of buying and selling between companiesWordHSK 4商标shāng biāotrademark; the special sign that shows which company made a productWordHSK 5商城shāng chéngshopping mall; a big building with many storesWordHSK 6商讨shāng tǎoto talk about something important in order to make a decisionWordHSK 7–9商贩shāng fàna person who sells things, often on the street or in a marketWordHSK 7–9商贾shāng gǔmerchants; people whose work is buying and selling thingsWordHSK 7–9

Same radical 口

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