Usage of the character 商

Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國／秦国 ( Qínguó), whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝／秦朝 ( Qíncháo)

Shāngluò

商洛

[商洛]

Shangluo, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

qiàshāng

洽商

[洽商]

to negotiate
to talk over

chóushāng

筹商

[籌商]

to discuss (a plan); to negotiate (an outcome)

Shāngdū

商都

[商都]

Shangdu county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

huāshāng

花商

[花商]

florist

shāngdìng

商定

[商定]

to agree
to decide after consultation
to come to a compromise

shāngyè

商业

[商業]

business
trade
commerce

nìshāng

逆商

[逆商]

(psychology) adversity quotient (abbr. for 逆境商數／逆境商数 (nijìngshāngshu))

huìshāng

会商

[會商]

to confer
to consult
to negotiate
to hold a conference

Shāngnán

商南

[商南]

Shangnan County in Shangluo 商洛 ( Shāngluò), Shaanxi

shāngzhuó

商酌

[商酌]

to deliberate

shāngxué

商学

[商學]

business studies
commerce as an academic subject

mìshāng

密商

[密商]

to negotiate in secret
confidential discussions

shāngjiǎn

商检

[商檢]

to inspect goods

shāngyì

商议

[商議]

to negotiate
discussion
proposal

zhìshāng

智商

[智商]

IQ (intelligence quotient)

zhāoshāng

招商

[招商]

to seek investment or funding
investment promotion

shāngbiāo

商标

[商標]

trademark
logo

shāngzhǎn

商展

[商展]

trade show
exhibition of goods

shāngmín

商民

[商民]

merchant

shānghào

商号

[商號]

store
a business

shāngquān

商圈

[商圈]

commercial district
business district

Shāngdài

商代

[商代]

the prehistoric Shang dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC)

shāngkē

商科

[商科]

business studies

shāngdiào

商调

[商調]

to negotiate the transfer of personnel

zuòshāng

坐商

[坐商]

tradesman
shopkeeper

shāngjī

商机

[商機]

business opportunity
commercial opportunity

shānglù

商路

[商路]

trade route

shāngduì

商队

[商隊]

caravan

shāngjiā

商家

[商家]

merchant
business
enterprise

shānggǔ

商贾

[商賈]

merchant

shāngchuán

商船

[商船]

merchant ship

fǎshāng

法商

[法商]

"legal quotient" (LQ), a measure of one's awareness and knowledge of the law and one's standard of honorable conduct

shāngduì

商兑

[商兌]

to discuss and deliberate

chǎngshāng

厂商

[廠商]

manufacturer
producer

jīngshāng

经商

[經商]

to trade
to carry out commercial activities
in business

yàoshāng

药商

[藥商]

druggist

Shāngkē

商科

[商科]

Shangke corporation, PRC IT company (since 1994)

shāngshù

商数

[商數]

(math.) quotient

Shāngqiū

商丘

[商丘]

Shangqiu, prefecture-level city in Henan

Shāng Tāng

商汤

[商湯]

Shang Tang (1646-? BC), legendary founder of the Shang Dynasty

chāoshāng

超商

[超商]

convenience store; mini-mart

quànshāng

券商

[券商]

securities dealer
share broker

shāngtán

商谈

[商談]

to confer
to discuss
to engage in talks

Yīnshāng

殷商

[殷商]

final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province

ròushāng

肉商

[肉商]

meat merchant
butcher

shāngyòng

商用

[商用]

(attributive) commercial

shāngbàn

商办

[商辦]

to consult and act upon
privately run
commercial

shāngchǎng

商场

[商場]

shopping mall
shopping center
department store
emporium
CL:家 (jiā)
the business world

shāngwù

商务

[商務]

commercial affairs
commercial
commerce
business

shāngqí

商祺

[商祺]

business is auspicious
conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well!

shāngyù

商誉

[商譽]

(commerce) prestige; reputation
(accounting) goodwill

shāngrén

商人

[商人]

merchant
businessman

shāngpù

商铺

[商鋪]

shop; store

shāngpǐn

商品

[商品]

commodity; goods; merchandise
CL:件／件 (jiàn)

shāngnü

商女

[商女]

female singer (archaic)

shāngbào

商报

[商報]

business newspaper

Shāngzhōu Qū

商州区

[商州區]

Shangzhou District of Shangluo City 商洛市 ( Shāngluò Shì), Shaanxi

dàilǐshāng

代理商

[代理商]

agent

yíngzàoshāng

营造商

[營造商]

builder
contractor

Shāngdūxiàn

商都县

[商都縣]

Shangdu county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

zànzhùshāng

赞助商

[贊助商]

sponsor

pīfāshāng

批发商

[批發商]

a wholesale business
distributor

tígōngshāng

提供商

[提供商]

provider (company)

zhìzuòshāng

制作商

[製作商]

maker
manufacturer

Shāngchéngxiàn

商城县

[商城縣]

Shangcheng county, Henan

chūkǒushāng

出口商

[出口商]

exporter
export business

shāngpǐnliáng

商品粮

[商品糧]

commodity grain (grain produced as a commodity rather than for self-sufficiency)

Xià Shāngzhōu

夏商周

[夏商周]

Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties

xiǎoshāngfàn

小商贩

[小商販]

small trader
peddler

Shānghéxiàn

商河县

[商河縣]

Shanghe county in Jinan 濟南／济南 ( Jǐnán), Shandong

shāngyèqū

商业区

[商業區]

business district
downtown

gōngxiāoshāng

供销商

[供銷商]

distribution business
supplier

Shāngqiūshì

商丘市

[商丘市]

Shangqiu, prefecture-level city in Henan

Shāngnán Xiàn

商南县

[商南縣]

Shangnan County in Shangluo 商洛 ( Shāngluò), Shaanxi

gōngshāngjiè

工商界

[工商界]

industry
the world of business

zhèngquànshāng

证券商

[證券商]

share dealer
broker

yùnyíngshāng

运营商

[運營商]

operator (of a power station, transport network etc)
carrier (telecommunications etc)

fāzhǎnshāng

发展商

[發展商]

(real estate etc) developer

jìnkǒushāng

进口商

[進口商]

importer
import business

Huá Shāng Bào

华商报

[華商報]

China Business News (newspaper)

gōngyìngshāng

供应商

[供應商]

supplier

cǎigòushāng

采购商

[採購商]

buyer

fāxíngshāng

发行商

[發行商]

publisher
distributor
issuer

fēnxiāoshāng

分销商

[分銷商]

distributor

Shāng Zhòu Wáng

商纣王

[商紂王]

King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant

Shāngwùbù

商务部

[商務部]

Department of Trade
Department of Commerce

zìyíngshāng

自营商

[自營商]

dealer

chūbǎnshāng

出版商

[出版商]

publisher

shāngxuéyuàn

商学院

[商學院]

business school
university of business studies

zhōngpánshāng

中盘商

[中盤商]

distributor
wholesaler
middleman

Shāngshuǐxiàn

商水县

[商水縣]

Shangshui county in Zhoukou 周口 ( Zhōukǒu), Henan

zhōngjiānshāng

中间商

[中間商]

middleman
broker

zuòshìshāng

做市商

[做市商]

market maker

zhìzàoshāng

制造商

[製造商]

manufacturing company

jīngxiāoshāng

经销商

[經銷商]

dealer
seller
distributor
broker
agency
franchise (i.e. company)
retail outlet

záhuòshāng

杂货商

[雜貨商]

grocer

shāngyèhuà

商业化

[商業化]

to commercialize

pígéshāng

皮革商

[皮革商]

fellmonger
a dealer who works with animal hides and skins

guǎnggàoshāng

广告商

[廣告商]

advertising company

chéngxiāoshāng

承销商

[承銷商]

underwriting company
dealership
sales agency

Lǐ Shāngyǐn

李商隐

[李商隱]

Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet

wénjùshāng

文具商

[文具商]

stationer

gōnghuòshāng

供货商

[供貨商]

supplier
vendor

shāngpǐnhuà

商品化

[商品化]

commodification

gōngshāngyè

工商业

[工商業]

business

língshòushāng

零售商

[零售商]

retailer
shopkeeper
retail merchant

Shāng Jūn Shū

商君书

[商君書]

The Book of Lord Shang, Legalist text of the 4th century BC

Shāngluò Shì

商洛市

[商洛市]

Shangluo, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

chéngbāoshāng

承包商

[承包商]

contractor

zhìshāngshuì

智商税

[智商稅]

stupid tax; unwise purchase

kāifāshāng

开发商

[開發商]

developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)

pāimàishāng

拍卖商

[拍賣商]

auctioneer
auction house

xiéshānghuìyì

协商会议

[協商會議]

consultative conference (political venue during early communist rule)
consultative meeting
deliberative assembly

zhòngshāngzhǔyì

重商主义

[重商主義]

mercantilism

diànzǐshāngwù

电子商务

[電子商務]

e-commerce

rènzuìxiéshāng

认罪协商

[認罪協商]

plea bargain

shāngyèzhōngxīn

商业中心

[商業中心]

business center
commerce center

Shāngkē Jítuán

商科集团

[商科集團]

Shangke Corporation, PRC IT company (since 1994)

tóngcháizīshāng

同侪谘商

[同儕諮商]

peer counseling

shāngpǐnjīngjì

商品经济

[商品經濟]

commodity economy

Guójì Shānghuì

国际商会

[國際商會]

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

hánshāngjǔzhǐ

含商咀徵

[含商咀徵]

(idiom) permeated with beautiful music

yīyàoshāngdiàn

医药商店

[醫藥商店]

chemist
druggist
pharmacy

wǔkǒutōngshāng

五口通商

[五口通商]

the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約／南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州／广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波／宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門／厦门 and Shanghai 上海

Gōng Shāng Yínháng

工商银行

[工商銀行]

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

zhùcèshāngbiāo

注册商标

[註冊商標]

registered trademark

shāngbiāoxúqǐ

商飙徐起

[商飆徐起]

the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)

shāngyèmóshì

商业模式

[商業模式]

business model

qìnóngjīngshāng

弃农经商

[棄農經商]

to abandon farming and become a businessman (idiom)

biànlìshāngdiàn

便利商店

[便利商店]

convenience store (Tw)

chūkǒushāngpǐn

出口商品

[出口商品]

export product
export goods

qíngqùshāngdiàn

情趣商店

[情趣商店]

adult shop

wújiānbùshāng

无奸不商

[無奸不商]

all businessmen are evil (idiom)

Nányáng Shāng Bào

南洋商报

[南洋商報]

Nanyang Siang Pau (Malay's oldest newspaper)

zhǔchéngxiāoshāng

主承销商

[主承銷商]

lead underwriter

fùshāngdàgǔ

富商大贾

[富商大賈]

tycoon
magnate

shāngyèjìhuà

商业计划

[商業計劃]

business plan

tōngshāngkǒu'àn

通商口岸

[通商口岸]

treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers

gòngshāngdàjì

共商大计

[共商大計]

to discuss matters of vital importance

shāngyèfāpiào

商业发票

[商業發票]

commercial invoice

fùshāngjùgǔ

富商巨贾

[富商巨賈]

tycoon; magnate

shāngyèjīgòu

商业机构

[商業機構]

commercial organization

shāngkēyuànxiào

商科院校

[商科院校]

Business school

Shāng Yāngbiànfǎ

商鞅变法

[商鞅變法]

Shang Yang's political reform of Qin state 秦國／秦国 of 356 BC and 350 BC, that put it on the road to world domination

yǒushāngyǒuliàng

有商有量

[有商有量]

to talk things through (idiom)
to have an exchange of views

liánsuǒshāngdiàn

连锁商店

[連鎖商店]

chain store

qíngxùzhìshāng

情绪智商

[情緒智商]

emotional intelligence (EQ)

shāngrényínháng

商人银行

[商人銀行]

merchant bank

shāngpǐnjiàzhí

商品价值

[商品價值]

commodity value

Huáshāng Chénbào

华商晨报

[華商晨報]

China Business Morning Post (morning edition of China Business News 華商報／华商报)

zhāoshāngyǐnzī

招商引资

[招商引資]

investment promotion

zhōubiānshāngpǐn

周边商品

[周邊商品]

spin-off merchandise

shāngyèyìngyòng

商业应用

[商業應用]

business application

bǎihuòshāngdiàn

百货商店

[百貨商店]

department store

shāngyèyínháng

商业银行

[商業銀行]

commercial bank

qíngxùshāngshù

情绪商数

[情緒商數]

emotional intelligence quotient (EQ)

shāngyèbǎnběn

商业版本

[商業版本]

commercial version (of software)

Yǒuyì Shāngdiàn

友谊商店

[友誼商店]

Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts

Zhōngguó Shāngfēi

中国商飞

[中國商飛]