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The Chinese word shang - 商 - shāng
(business in Chinese)

Deutsche Übersetzung von shangDeutschDeutsche Übersetzung
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Chinese-Chinese entry of shang中文中文


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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

shāng

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English translations

business"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., to consult, businessman"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).,
commerce"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., to discuss, merchant"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., trade"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 商 ( shāng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( shang / shāng ) with pronunciation (English translation: <m>business</m> )
The traditional Chinese characters of shāng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 商 ( shang / shāng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Zhe jia shangdian ji dian kaimen?
Zhè jiā shāngdiàn jǐ diǎn kāimén?
 – English translation: What time does this shop open?

Character complexity
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商 is composed of 11 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

store  |  commodity
商 ( shang / shāng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 409)
Chinese example words containing the character 商 ( shang / shāng )
商店 ( shāngdiàn = shop ), 商量 ( shāngliang = to discuss ), 商人 ( shāngrén = merchant ), 商务间 ( shāngwùjiān = business suite ), 商业 ( shāngyè = business ), 商业学校 ( shāngyè xuéxiào = business school ), 运营商 ( yùnyíngshāng = operator )
Other characters that are pronounced shāng in Chinese
伤 (injury)
More words that mean business in Chinese
wù ( 务 ), yè ( 业 )
More words that mean to consult in Chinese
zī ( 咨 )

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