Shāng
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
surname Shang
shàng
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
to climb
to get onto
to go up
to attend (class or university)
shāng
commerce
merchant
dealer
to consult
2nd note in pentatonic scale
quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)
shàng
still
yet
to value
to esteem
wǎn shang
evening
night
CL:個|个[ge4]
in the evening
shēn shang
on the body
at hand
among
lù shang
on the road
on a journey
road surface
dì shang
on the ground
on the floor
zǎo shang
early morning
CL:個|个[ge4]
shǎng
to bestow (a reward)
to give (to an inferior)
to hand down
a reward (bestowed by a superior)
to appreciate (beauty)
Ruǎn
surname Ruan
small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province
Yīn
surname Yin
dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
tāo tiè
ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king
zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes
gluttonous
sumptuous (banquet)
sān dài
three generations of a family
the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)
guān shang
to close (a door)
to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
jiǔ dǐng
The Nine Cauldrons, symbol of Imperial power dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1100 BC)
kàn shang qu
it would appear
it seems (that)
shāng
to die in childhood
war dead
huáng shang
the emperor
Your majesty the emperor
His imperial majesty
Pó yáng hú
Lake Poyang in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shàng ráo], Jiangxi
dāng shang
to take up duty as
to assume a position
to assume
to take on (an office)
chā shang
to plug into
to insert
to stick in
jì shang
to tie on
to buckle up
to fasten
Shāng dài
the prehistoric Shang dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC)
Fǎ Jiā
Legalist School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Hán Fēi] and Li Si 李斯[Lǐ Sī], later adopted by Shang Yang 商鞅[Shāng Yāng] whose reforms helped establish the supremacy of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qīn qài] (221-207 BC)
yuè xiāng
phases of moon, namely: new moon 朔[shùo], first quarter or waxing moon 上弦[shàng xián], full moon 望[wàng] and last quarter or waning moon 下弦[xià xián]
fēng shén bǎng
Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
shàng
variant of 尚, still
yet
to value
to esteem
Dá jǐ
Daji (c. 11th century BC), mythical fox spirit and concubine of the last Shang Dynasty Emperor Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛[Zhou4 Xin1]
Xià Shāng zhōu
Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties
Shāng cháo
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
Shāng Yāng
Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and important statesman of Qin state 秦國|秦国 whose militaristic reforms in 356 and 350 BC played a key role in establishing Qin power