Memory phrase for the Kanji: 商

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akinau

Var. of emperor 帝 with long coat 冂 and mouth 口. Better to consider a vendor

behind a sales desk 冂 with some goods 口 (cf. to sell 売)

A vendor at the sales desk with goods 口 means: trade.

帝	emperor	Stand up 立 and cover 冖 with cloth 巾, the emperor 帝 comes. Sometimes it is mixed with "old" 古 to become the old emperor like at rival 敵.
口	mouth	A small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.

Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

商う	あきなう	to trade in (commercial goods)
商店街	しょうてんがい	shopping district, downtown
商品	しょうひん	commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise
商い	あきない	trade, business, dealing
商業	しょうぎょう	trade, commerce, business
商人	しょうにん	trader, shopkeeper, merchant
商売	しょうばい	trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation
商店	しょうてん	shop, business firm
商社	しょうしゃ	trading company, firm

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