商人
HSK 2 (2021)
商人 (shāngrén) · businessman
商人 (shāngrén) means “businessman; merchant”. It is written with 2 characters: 商 (commerce) + 人 (person). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 商人 is built
The characters
商 shāng · commerce
What 商 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 冏jiǒng — bright
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 冏 gives the meaning, 章 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
人 rén · person
What 人 is made of
人 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.
Origin hint: The legs of a human being (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他爸爸是商人。Tā bàba shì shāngrén.His father is a businessman.
这个商人很有钱。Zhège shāngrén hěn yǒu qián.This merchant is very rich.
Questions about 商人
What does 商人 mean?
商人 (shāngrén) means “businessman; merchant”.
How do you pronounce 商人?
商人 is pronounced shāngrén.
Which HSK level is 商人?
商人 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 商场shāngchǎngshopping mall
- 商店shāngdiànshop
- 商量shāngliangto discuss
- 商品shāngpǐngoods
- 商业shāngyèbusiness
- 商务shāngwùbusiness
- 经商jīngshāngto do business
- 磋商cuōshāngto consult
- 商标shāngbiāotrademark
- 协商xiéshāngto consult
Learn 商人 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.