商
shāng HSK1

commerce, business

  • edit character approved 商 — "Verify" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Origin unclear. Composed of 辛 (chisel) and 丙 (pedestal) with 口 being later added as a distinguishing component for the name of an ancient kingdom. → Composed of 辛 (chisel) and 丙 (pedestal). The exact connection of these components are unclear. 口 was later added as a distinguishing component for the name of an ancient kingdom. Based on the original meaning "to measure; estimate". The meaning later shifted to "commerce" and "business".
    Original meaning
    to measure; estimate
    Sources

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  • edit character approved 商 — "Slightly changed wording " by Prismcool
    Hint
    Origin unclear. Seems to be composed of 辛 (chisel) and 丙 (pedestal) with 口 being later added as a disgusting component for the name of an ancient kingdom. → Origin unclear. Composed of 辛 (chisel) and 丙 (pedestal) with 口 being later added as a distinguishing component for the name of an ancient kingdom.
    Components
    • 口 Distinguishing
      • hint: This component was later added for the name of an ancient kingdom. → This component was later added when the character was used for the name of an ancient kingdom.

    Changed: hint, components

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  • edit character approved 商 — "Fixed one source" by Prismcool
    Sources

    Changed: sources

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  • edit character approved 商 — "Link error" by Prismcool
    Sources

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  • edit character approved 商 — "Tried again with the explanation. Please confirm if this information is correct or not." by Prismcool
    Gloss
    commerce → commerce, business
    Hint
    Origin unclear. → Origin unclear. Seems to be composed of 辛 (chisel) and 丙 (pedestal) with 口 being later added as a disgusting component for the name of an ancient kingdom.
    Components
    • 辛 Unknown
      • hint: (empty) → The purpose of this component is unclear.
    • 丙 Unknown
      • hint: (empty) → The purpose of this component is unclear.
    • 口 Distinguishing
      • hint: (empty) → This component was later added for the name of an ancient kingdom.
      • type: unknown → distinguishing
    Sources

    Changed: gloss, hint, components, sources

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  • edit character rejected 商 — "Added unknown components based on breakdown from 漢語多功能字庫." by Prismcool
    Components
    • + 辛 Unknown
    • + 丙 Unknown
    • + 口 Unknown
    Sources

    Changed: components, sources

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    rejected by Peter Olson

    Reviewer: "Since the origin is unknown, I'm not sure this breakdown is legit"

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  • edit character approved 商 — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • - 辛 Unknown
    • - 丙 Unknown
    • - 口 Distinguishing

    Changed: verified, components

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