士农工商
shì​nóng​gōng​shāng

the four classes

  • created sense approved 士农工商/士農工商 · shì​nóng​gōng​shāng · the four classes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    士农工商 / 士農工商

    shì​nóng​gōng​shāng

    the four classes

    the four traditional social classes of ancient China, consisting of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants

    士 (literal) → 士 · shì · scholar 农 (literal) → 农/農 · nóng · farmer 工 (literal) → 工 · gōng · worker 商 (literal) → 商 · shāng · merchant

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