商场
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
商场 (shāngchǎng) · shopping mall
商场 (shāngchǎng) means “shopping mall”. It is written with 2 characters: 商 (commerce) + 场 (place). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 商场 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)
场 chǎng · place
What 场 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 勿wù — must not
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 昜 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们去商场买衣服吧。Wǒmen qù shāngchǎng mǎi yīfu ba.Let's go to the mall to buy clothes.
商场几点开门？Shāngchǎng jǐ diǎn kāi mén?What time does the mall open?
Questions about 商场
What does 商场 mean?
商场 (shāngchǎng) means “shopping mall”.
How do you pronounce 商场?
商场 is pronounced shāngchǎng.
Which HSK level is 商场?
商场 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 商店shāngdiànshop
- 商量shāngliangto discuss
- 商人shāngrénbusinessman
- 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 商场 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.