Common Meanings
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shāng商
To discuss, deliberate, or consult with others, usually involving two or more people to plan or decide something.
我们商量一下周末的计划吧。
Let's discuss our weekend plans.
Trade, commerce, business; refers to buying and selling, or commercial establishments and goods.
这家商店的商品种类繁多。
This store offers a wide variety of goods.
Refers to a merchant or trader; someone engaged in commerce, historically a traveling merchant, later broadly referring to anyone in business.
他是一位成功的商人。
He is a successful businessman.
In mathematics, the result obtained by dividing one quantity by another; the quotient.
8除以2的商是4。
The quotient of 8 divided by 2 is 4.
A Chinese dynasty name, referring to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC).
这件青铜器是商代晚期的文物。
This bronze vessel is an artifact from the late Shang Dynasty.
One of the five ancient Chinese musical notes, equivalent to '2' in numbered musical notation.
古琴曲中，‘商’音常常用来表达悠远的情绪。
In guqin music, the 'shang' note is often used to express a distant emotion.
A star name, one of the twenty-eight mansions (lunar lodges) in traditional Chinese astronomy, referring to the Heart Mansion (Antares).
古人观星，常以商星作为重要的天文标记
Ancient people observed stars, often using the Shang star as an important astronomical marker.