Quotient, Oracle Bone Inscriptions = (Xin, Cone, Chisel)+(Cave, Cave, Cave), which means to dig a safe cave. Some Oracle Bone Inscriptions wrote "Xin" as "double Xin", emphasizing collective cave excavation. Some Oracle Bone Inscriptions add "Ai" (that is, "Ai", window hole), which means to cut a hole in the rock and open a window.

Mun-song Kim continued the Oracle Bone Inscriptions glyph. Some inscriptions add four "openings" (a large number of windows and holes), indicating that many openings for lighting and ventilation were dug in caves. Seal script continues the golden glyph. Li Shu writes the "Xin" in seal script as the head of "Li" and the "Xin" in seal script as the shape of a hole.

Second, the original meaning of the word "Shang"

Noun, a tribe that dug wells for a living or lived in big caves in ancient times.

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Word formation of quotient

First of all, the store

Indoor selling place: non-staple food. Retail.

Second, discuss [shāng liang]

Exchange of views: if something goes wrong, talk to the masses more. This matter should be discussed with him.

Third, discuss [sh ā ng yi]

In order to reach an agreement on some issues, we have to discuss how to solve this problem.

Fourth, commodities [shāng pǐn]

In exchange. As a matter of fact, most of the commodities used by human beings are labor products, so commodities have dual nature: on the one hand, they can be used to meet people's needs and have certain use value; On the other hand, it condenses the general labor of human beings and has certain value.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) trademark

A distinctive symbol composed of words, graphics or their combinations used by commodity producers or sellers on their commodities to distinguish the commodities of other commodity producers and sellers. Once registered, it enjoys exclusive rights.

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