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shang

/ʃæŋ/

shang noun: a Chinese unit of land area equivalent to 15 mu or about one hectare.

Noun

shang (plural shang)

  1. A Chinese unit of land area equivalent to 15 mu or about one hectare.

Proper noun capitalized: Shang

Shang

  1. (historical) an ancient dynasty in China
    • Wilma Fairbank strongly supports the piece mold theory but points out that the mastery of bronze technology by the Shang people was an outgrowth of their earlier mastery of ceramic technology.1969, Rutherford John Gettens, The Freer Chinese Bronzes, volume II, Washington, D.C.: Meriden Gravure Company, →OCLC, page 28
    • In the Shang and Chou periods our knowledge from archaeology of ordinary dwellings is thus far poor, but something can be said of the more pretentious edifices.1971, William Watson, Cultural Frontiers in Ancient East Asia, Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, page 81

Forms of shang

pluralshang

Plural of shang: shang

Origin of shang

From Mandarin 商 (Shāng).

Questions about shang

What does shang mean?
Shang means a Chinese unit of land area equivalent to 15 mu or about one hectare.
What part of speech is shang?
Shang can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce shang?
Shang is pronounced /ʃæŋ/.
What is the plural of shang?
The plural of shang is shang.

Words near shang in the dictionary

  1. Shaners
  2. Shanes
  3. Shanes Park
  4. Shaneyfelt
  5. Shaneyfelts
  6. shang
  7. Shang-ch'iu
  8. Shang-hae
  9. Shang-hai
  10. Shang-jao
  11. Shang-lo

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