surname; merchant; to buy or sell

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
dài
shāng
jiǎ
wǎng
lái
chóu
zhī
shang

Ancient merchants traveled along the Silk Road.

2
jiǎ
bǎo
shì
hóng
lóu
mèng
de
nán
zhǔ
jué

Jia Baoyu is the male protagonist in Dream of the Red Chamber.

3
jiǎ
shì
hóng
lóu
mèng
zhōng
de
zhòng
yào
chǎng
jǐng

Jia Mansion is an important setting in Dream of the Red Chamber.

4
shāng
mài
dōng
西

Merchants sell things.

5
dài
shāng
jīng
cháng
zǒu
chóu
zhī
zuò
shēng

Ancient merchants often traveled the Silk Road to do business.

6
zhè
zuò
chéng
shì
yīn
shāng
yún
ér
fán
róng
lái

This city prospered because merchants gathered here.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes10
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2904
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄚˇ
Components
UnicodeU+8D3E
CangjieMWSOB
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Cultural note

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