商场 (shāng chǎng)
shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; CL:家[jia1]
Character breakdown
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商 (Shāng) · 11 strokes
Origin unclear. Composed of 辛 (chisel) and 丙 (pedestal) with 口 being later added as a distinguishing component for the name of an ancient kingdom.
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场 (cháng) · 6 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 𠃓 represents the sound.