经商
Old HSK 5
经商 (jīngshāng) · to do business
经商 (jīngshāng) means “to do business; to be in trade”. It is written with 2 characters: 经 (the classics) + 商 (commerce). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 经商 is built
The characters
经 jīng · the classics
What 经 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
他的父母在南方经商。Tā de fùmǔ zài nánfāng jīngshāng.His parents do business in the south.
他大学毕业后开始经商。Tā dàxué bìyè hòu kāishǐ jīngshāng.He went into business after graduating.
Questions about 经商
What does 经商 mean?
经商 (jīngshāng) means “to do business; to be in trade”.
How do you pronounce 经商?
经商 is pronounced jīngshāng.
Which HSK level is 经商?
经商 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 经常jīngchángoften
- 经过jīngguòto pass by
- 经理jīnglǐmanager
- 已经yǐjīngalready
- 曾经céngjīngonce
- 经济jīngjìeconomy
- 经历jīnglìto experience
- 经验jīngyànexperience
- 经营jīngyíngto run (a business)
- 经典jīngdiǎnclassic
Learn 经商 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.