商
shāng
commerce
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC); surname Shang; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)
a picture of 商 → the bright open hall where merchants consult and trade
冏 originally depicted a window letting in light — a place where people gather to exchange goods and words. The top strokes frame the space, evoking a marketplace or counting house.
Words with 商
商酌
shāng zhuó
to deliberate
商量
shāng liang
to consult
商铺
shāng pù
shop; store
商队
shāng duì
caravan
商鞅
shāng yāng
Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝|秦朝[Qin2 chao2]
通商
tōng shāng
(of nations) to have trade relations; to engage in trade
通商口岸
tōng shāng kǒu àn
treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers
连锁商店
lián suǒ shāng diàn
chain store
进口商
jìn kǒu shāng
importer
运营商
yùn yíng shāng
operator (of a power station, transport network etc)
医药商店
yī yào shāng diàn
chemist
重商主义
zhòng shāng zhǔ yì
mercantilism