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商shāng

commerce, business, trade. 11 strokes, radical 口, first met in HSK 1.

Pinyin shāngStrokes 11Radical 口Band HSK 1Words 11

How to write 商

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Stroke order chart for 商 — 11 strokes, radical 口

Write 商 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 商 · the stroke-order rules

What 商 is made of

亠 (tóu, lid), 丷 (ha, kwukyel) and 冏 (jiǒng, bright).

冏 carries the meaning — bright — and 章 carries the sound.

Words that use 商

商(shāng)量(liang) to discuss, consult
指两人或多人一起讨论解决办法

他们坐下商量解决对策。They sat down to discuss a solution.

Lesson 64, 做生意 · 澄怀观道与怡情悦性 · Autumn Leisure, Festive Feasts & Gracious Sociability

商(shāng)人(rén) merchant
指以做买卖为职业的人

这位商人诚信经营多年。This merchant has run an honest business for years.

Lesson 64, 做生意 · 澄怀观道与怡情悦性 · Autumn Leisure, Festive Feasts & Gracious Sociability

商(shāng)业(yè) commerce and trade as an economic sector
买卖货物、做生意的整个行业

这条街的商业十分繁荣,店铺一家挨一家。the local commerce scene on this street is thriving, with shops standing side by side.

Lesson 128, 职场运营 · 职场工作与商业社会 · Workplace, Commerce & Society

商(shāng)品(pǐn) merchandise offered for sale in a shop
摆在店里,可以买卖的东西

货架上摆满了各种进口商品。The shelves were full of all kinds of imported the merchandise on display.

Lesson 130, 商品价值 · 职场工作与商业社会 · Workplace, Commerce & Society

商(shāng)务(wù) business affairs
跟做生意、公司往来有关的事务

技术员在商务大厅设置了服务流程。The technician set up the service process in the business hall.

Lesson 332, 商务诚信与实干兴业 · 文华流韵与笃行善道 · Cultural Heritage, Urban Integrity & Compassionate Action

商(shāng)标(biāo) trademark, brand
指用来标识商品来源的专有标志

企业精心研发知名商标。The company carefully developed a well-known brand.

Lesson 477, 上下同心 · 笃毅克己与登攀拓界 · Resolute Restraint & Boundless Ascent

厂(chǎng)商(shāng) manufacturer, vendor
指生产或经营产品的企业

海内外厂商在展厅打造震撼互动场景。manufacturers at home and abroad crafted striking interactive scenes.

Lesson 553, 万象畅达 · 笃行实业与经世致远 · Strategic Logistics & Civic Infrastructure

工(gōng)商(shāng) industry and commerce
指工业和商业的合称

工商部门优化营商环境。The industry and commerce bureau improved the business environment.

Lesson 583, 公仆勤政 · 艺苑流芳与经世济民 · Civic Governance & Cultural Renaissance

商(shāng)城(chéng) shopping mall, marketplace
指大型的购物场所

商城的一款新药今天上市。A new medicine from the mall went on sale today.

Lesson 638, 新药上市 · 文苑奇葩与学术争鸣 · Literary Gems & Academic Debate

协(xié)商(shāng) to negotiate, consult
指共同商量以取得一致

双方坐下协商合作的细节。The two sides sat down to negotiate the details.

Lesson 664, 协会开会 · 明法正理与清源溯本 · Jurisprudential Integrity & Deep Logic

and 1 more in the catalogue.

Characters that share the sound part 章

Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.

障zhàng

More characters with the radical 口

All 80 of them, and what the radical means, on the 口 radical page.

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