商 · Shāng / shāng · Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC)
Learn the Chinese character 商 with its source-linked HSK 1 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 商.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 商
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 商.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 商店shāngdiànstore
- 商场shāngchǎngshopping mall
- 商量shāngliangto consult
- 商品shāngpǐncommodity
- 电商diànshāng(old) to negotiate by telegram or telephone
- 商家shāngjiāmerchant
- 商人shāngrénmerchant
- 商务shāngwùcommercial affairs
- 商业shāngyèbusiness
- 厂商chǎngshāngmanufacturer
- 经商jīngshāngto trade
- 商标shāngbiāotrademark
- 磋商cuōshāngto consult
- 开发商kāifāshāngdeveloper (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
- 情商qíngshāngemotional intelligence
- 商贩shāngfàntrader
- 商贾shānggǔmerchant
- 商机shāngjībusiness opportunity
- 商讨shāngtǎoto discuss
- 商议shāngyìto negotiate
- 商用shāngyòng(attributive) commercial
- 协商xiéshāngto consult with
- 招商zhāoshāngto seek investment or funding
- 智商zhìshāngIQ (intelligence quotient)
Real usage
Example sentences with 商
Published HSK 1 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 1 course context containing 商 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 商
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 商 mean in Chinese?
商 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC).
How do you pronounce 商?
商 is shown as Shāng / shāng.
Is 商 an HSK 1 character?
Yes. 商 is HSK 1 recognition character #148.
Can I practise writing 商?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 1 recognition
- HSK 1 handwriting practice
- 24 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 1 recognition character #148.
- Writing scope: HSK 1 handwriting practice.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.