商 in English shang1 Meaning

Meanings

  • commerce
  • merchant
  • dealer
  • to consult
  • 2nd note in pentatonic scale
  • quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)

Simplified Characters

商

Traditional Characters

商

Pinyin

shang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

商shang1Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)