Taxonomy of meanings for 商:  

  • 商 shāng (OC: qhjaŋ MC: ɕiɐŋ) 式羊切 平 廣韻:【金音度也張也降也常也亦州名即古商國後魏置洛州周爲商州取商於地爲名又姓家語有商瞿式羊切十八 】

    Additional information about 商

    說文解字: 【商】,从外知內也。从㕯、章省聲。 【式陽切】 【𡃬】,古文商。 【𠾃(𠹧)】,亦古文商。 【(𥫐)】、籒文商。

      Criteria
    • MERCHANT

      1. The general term for an itinerant trader is shāng 商; the general term for a sedatory trader or merchant is gǔ 賈.

      2. Fàn 販 refers to a small scale merchant, typically of the intinerant sort.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: (MERCHANT)賈/MERCHANT The general term for an itinerant trader is shāng 商; the general term for a sedatory trader or merchant is gǔ 賈.