殷商

Yīnshāng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Yin-Shang, another name for the Shang dynasty, after its last capital at Yin

Examples

HSK 6
Zhōu Wǔwáng miè le Yīnshāng, jiànlì le Zhōucháo.
King Wu of Zhou destroyed Yin-Shang and founded the Zhou dynasty.
HSK 7-9
Yīnshāng shíqī de rén yòng guījiǎ zhānbǔ.
People of the Yin-Shang period used tortoise shells for divination.

Tips

history
King Pangeng (盘庚) moved the Shang capital to Yin, near today's 安阳 in Henan, so the dynasty is also called 殷, and the two names are joined as 殷商. The ruins there, 殷墟, are where the oracle bones were found.

Stroke Order

殷 yīn
商 shāng