商
shang1Mathews: 5673
Dictionary Definition
No detailed glossary definition available for this character.
Concordance & Context (2 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 58.4
4th Line★
measured, quantified, weighed; negotiated
商兌，未寧，介疾有喜。
Measured joy is less than serene
Limit the anxiety to own happiness
Stats: 30+8→ 24.X
Xiang Zhuan
(the) merchants, traders, dealers
雷在地中，復。先王以至日閉關，商旅不行，后不省方。
Thunder dwells within the earth
To return
The early sovereigns, accordingly, on the day of winter solstice,
closed the frontier pass gates
Merchants and travelers did not move about
Rulers did not inspect the domains
→ 58.4
Homophones (shang)
傷shang1harmful, painful, distressing, damaging賞shang3(the) grants, awards, rewards, endowments +上shang4(to) rise (up, over, above); (bring, go, hand) up; climb, lift, mount, raise, add to, rise (up); go up; surmount, surpass, stand above/over; ascend, elevate, improve, uplift, rate highly, exalt, esteem highly, prefer, place above/over, wish for (s, ed, ing); (to be) above, across, aloft, ascendant, atop, at the top, before, best, better, brought up, elevated, eminent, exalted, excellent, exceptional, first, foremost, high, higher, highest, high in/on/upon, improved, lifted, lofty, most, on high, on top of, over, prior, raised, rising, superior, supreme, admirable, top, up, uplifted, upon, on, up on, upper, uppermost, utmost; -ier, -iest; in chief; (a, the) apex, elite, height, leader, one above, superior, peak, pinnacle, priority, priorities, summit, those above, top, top of, upper part; upward(s), upwardly尚shang4(to) appreciate, approve, honor, esteem, prize, credit, respect, like, love, prefer, glorify, set store by, wish, extol, praise, favor, value, treasure, exalt, surpass; add (to), ascend, go to, proceed (s, ed, ing); (to be) appreciated, honored, esteemed, noble, high, highest, first, elevated, superior, respected, valued, treasured, appreciable, honorable, estimable, credible, respectable, valuable, worthy (of), meritorious; respectful, appreciative, fond of; in charge of; (a, the) appreciation, honor, esteem, respect, credit, value, worth, merit, wish; and besides, besides, but, even, however, nevertheless, still, yet
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