士农工商 in English shi4 nong2 gong1 shang1 Meaning

Meanings

  • "the four classes" of ancient China, that is to say scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants

Simplified Characters

士 农 工 商

Traditional Characters

士 農 工 商

Pinyin

shi4 nong2 gong1 shang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

士shi4surname Shi 农nong2surname Nong 工gong1work 商shang1Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)