商 = 亠 + 丷 + 冏

商 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “commerce”. It is built from 亠 (head), 丷 (“ears-out” component used in some chinese characters (for example) and 冏 ((archaic form of 炯) light). It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword: commerce
Pinyin (Mandarin): shāng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: commerce, business, trade, бизнес, торговля, business, trade
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 商 make a deal

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Characters that contain 商

How to find 商 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “head” + ““ears-out” component used in some chinese characters (for example” + “(archaic form of 炯) light”. 商 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 商 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.