商量
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
商量 (shāngliang) · to discuss
商量 (shāngliang) means “to discuss; to talk over”. It is written with 2 characters: 商 (commerce) + 量 (to measure). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 商量 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)
量 liáng · to measure
What 量 is made of
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 里 gives the meaning, 旦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们商量一下吧。Wǒmen shāngliang yīxià ba.Let's talk it over.
这件事你跟妈妈商量了吗？Zhè jiàn shì nǐ gēn māma shāngliang le ma?Have you discussed this with Mom?
Questions about 商量
What does 商量 mean?
商量 (shāngliang) means “to discuss; to talk over”.
How do you pronounce 商量?
商量 is pronounced shāngliang.
Which HSK level is 商量?
商量 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 商场shāngchǎngshopping mall
- 商店shāngdiànshop
- 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 商量 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.