商朝

Shāngcháo

proper noun

Meanings

1 Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
2 second of China's traditional Three Dynasties

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

商朝的甲骨文是汉字的祖先。

Shāngcháo de jiǎgǔwén shì Hànzì de zǔxiān.

The oracle bone script of the Shang dynasty is the ancestor of Chinese characters.

HSK 7-9

商朝最后一位君主是纣王。

Shāngcháo zuìhòu yí wèi jūnzhǔ shì Zhòu Wáng.

The last ruler of the Shang dynasty was King Zhou.

Tips

history

The Shang is the earliest Chinese dynasty confirmed by archaeology, thanks to oracle bones (甲骨) unearthed at Anyang. It fell to the Zhou around 1046 BC after the Battle of Muye.

Stroke Order

商 shāng

朝 cháo