商店 (shāng diàn)

Character breakdown

• 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.

• 店 (diàn) · 8 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound.

Example sentences

1. 商店5点关门了。 — The shop closed at 5.
2. 商店周一关门。 — The store is closed Mondays.
3. 这个商店卖旧书 — This store sells old books.
4. 商店十一点关门。 — The store closes at eleven.
5. 我家附近没有商店。 — There are no shops near my house.

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