Several generations of his family have been in business.
Sentence by WillyChina
How 经商 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
经jīngclassics
经 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidSilk 纟: the threads that run lengthwise on a loom. From there, to pass through.
商shāngcommerce
亠lid · tóu
丷eight form of 八 · bā
冏bright · jiǒngMeaning part
冏 hints at the meaning (bright); 章 (zhāng) hints at the sound. Compare it with shāng.
How to write 经商
经 8 strokes · 商 11 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 经商 (jīngshāng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
经商 (jīngshāng) means “to be in business” or “to trade”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it jīngshāng: jīng with a 1st tone, then shāng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 经商 is written 經商. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jingshang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 经商 from the suggestions. Typing jingshang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
经商 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
经jīng1st tone, high and level
