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Meaning of 商

Pinyin shāng

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

commerce / consult

Usage

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商 [shāng] 1. 两个以上的人在一起计划、讨论： (1) Engage in planning or discussion with two or more people. (2) 例如：商量、商讨、商议、商定。 2. 买卖，生意： (1) Trade or business. (2) 例如：商业、商店、商城、商品、商标。 3. 古指行商（坐商为“贾”，后泛指做买卖的人，亦用以指从事私营工商业的人）： (1) Refers to traveling merchants in ancient times; later used to refer to anyone engaged in trade or commerce. (2) 例如：商人、商贩、商贾、商旅。 4. 数学上指除法运算中的得数： (1) In mathematics, refers to the result of a division operation. (2) 例如：商数。 5. 中国朝代名： (1) Name of a Chinese dynasty. (2) 例如：商代。 6. 中国古代五音之一，相当于简谱“2”： (1) One of the five notes in ancient Chinese music, corresponding to “2” in numbered musical notation. (2) 例如：商音。 7. 星名，二十八宿之一，即“心宿”： (1) A name of a star, one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions, specifically "Xinxu" (the Heart). (2) 例如：心宿。 8. 姓： (1) A surname. (2) 例如：商君、商均。总结： 1. 同本义 [En.] estimate 2. 引申为商议，商讨;商量 [En.] consult; discuss 3. 经商，贩卖货物 [En.] trade 4. 揣测，臆度 [En.] conjecture 名： 1. 商业 [En.] trade; commerce; business 2. 商人 [En.] merchant; businessman; dealer 3. 相当于简谱中的“2” [En.] a note of the ancient Chinese five-tone scale, corresponding to “2” in numbered musical notation 4. 两数相除的结果 [En.] quotient 5. 中国古代朝代的名称 [En.] the Shang Dynasty 6. 秋季 [En.] autumn 7. 春秋时诸侯国宋的别称 [En.] Song state 8. 象声词。铃摇击的声音 [En.] clink 9. 星宿名，指心宿 [En.] constellation shang 10. 通“章”。篇章 [En.] chapters 11. 姓. 使用示例： (1) 商量: estimate; 商业: trade; 商人: merchant. (2) 商汤: founder of the Shang Dynasty, also known as “Da Yi”.

咨商 zī shāng

Consultation

商厦 shāng shà

commercial building

商品 shāng pǐn

commodity / goods / merchandise / CL:個|个[ge4]

零售商 líng shòu shāng

retailer / shopkeeper / retail merchant

商人 shāng rén

merchant / businessman

商量 shāng liang

to consult / to talk over / to discuss

商城 shāng chéng

shopping center / department store

工商 gōng shāng

industry and commerce

商议 shāng yì

to negotiate / discussion / proposal

外商 wài shāng

foreign businessman

运营商 yùn yíng shāng

operator (of a power station, transport network etc) / carrier (telecommunications etc)

工商业 gōng shāng yè

business

通商 tōng shāng

having trading relations (of nations or regions)

商店 shāng diàn

store / shop / CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]

客商 kè shāng

travelling merchant / travelling trader / foreign businessman

招商 zhāo shāng

to seek investment or funding / investment promotion

商贸 shāng mào

trade and commerce

商场 shāng chǎng

shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium / CL:家[jia1] / the business world

商用车 shāng yòng chē

commercial vehicle

商埠 shāng bù

commercial port / trading port / treaty port (old)

夏商周 Xià Shāng zhōu

Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties

奸商 jiān shāng

unscrupulous businessman / profiteer / shark / dishonest business

厂商 chǎng shāng

manufacturer / producer

协商 xié shāng

to consult with / to talk things over / agreement

富商 fù shāng

rich merchant

工商局 gōng shāng jú

industrial and commercial bureau / industrial and commercial administration

商务 shāng wù

commercial affairs / commercial / commerce / business

券商 quàn shāng

securities dealer / share broker

证券商 zhèng quàn shāng

share dealer / broker

徽商 huī shāng

Huizhou merchants / Huizhou businessman

商旅 shāng lǚ

traveling merchant

智商 zhì shāng

IQ (intelligence quotient)

商朝 Shāng cháo

Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)

商榷 shāng què

to discuss / to bring up various ideas for discussion

商标 shāng biāo

trademark / logo

儒商 rú shāng

Confucian businessman

侨商 qiáo shāng

overseas chinese businessman

商汤 Shāng Tāng

Shang Tang (1646-? BC), legendary founder of the Shang Dynasty

商洛山 shāng luò shān

Shangluo Mountain

商洽 shāng qià

to parley / to negotiate / to discuss

洽商 qià shāng

to negotiate / to talk over

商品经济 shāng pǐn jīng jì

commodity economy

供应商 gōng yìng shāng

supplier

提供商 tí gōng shāng

provider (company)

磋商 cuō shāng

to consult / to discuss seriously / to negotiate / to confer / negotiations / consultations

商品粮 shāng pǐn liáng

commodity grain (grain produced as a commodity rather than for self-sufficiency)

商丘 Shāng qiū

Shangqiu prefecture level city in Henan

商业 shāng yè

business / trade / commerce

商船 shāng chuán

merchant ship

商贾 shāng gǔ

merchant

商讨 shāng tǎo

to discuss / to deliberate

商讯 shāng xùn

Business news

商谈 shāng tán

to confer / to discuss / to engage in talks

商贩 shāng fàn

trader / peddler

小商贩 xiǎo shāng fàn

small trader / peddler

赞助商 zàn zhù shāng

sponsor

商酌 shāng zhuó

to deliberate

经销商 jīng xiāo shāng

dealer / seller / distributor / broker / agency / franchise (i.e. company) / retail outlet