商 (shāng)

commerce; business; trade

How 商 is written

Strokes
11
Radical
亠 — lid
Traditional
商
Simplified
商 (unchanged)

Components

  • 亠 lid
  • 丷 eight/divide
  • 冂 upside down box
  • 八 eight/divide
  • 口 mouth

Common words using 商

商務 shāngwù
commercial affairs; commercial; commerce
商品 shāngpǐn
good; commodity; merchandise
商城 shāngchéng
see 商城縣|商城县[Shang1 cheng2 xian4]
商場 shāngchǎng
shopping mall; shopping center; department store
商業 shāngyè
business; trade; commerce
情商 qíngshāng
emotional quotient (EQ); emotional IQ; abbr. for 情緒商數|情绪商数[qing2 xu4 shang1 shu4]
智商 zhìshāng
IQ (intelligence quotient)
代理商 dàilǐshāng
agent
供應商 gōngyìngshāng
supplier
券商 quànshāng
securities dealer; share broker
協商 xiéshāng
to consult with; to talk things over; agreement
台商 táishāng
Taiwanese businessman; Taiwanese company

商 in a sentence

他是一位成功的商人。

Tā shì yí wèi chénggōng de shāngrén.

“He is a successful businessman.”

How common is 商?

商 is the 402nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 71.1% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 商

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