商铺 (shāng pū) — shop; store

Definition

noun
shopstore
Measure word · 家

Examples

  • 商铺。
    Zhè tiáo jiē shàng yǒu hěn duō shāng pū.
    There are many shops on this street.
  • 商铺。
    Nà jiā shāng pū de shēng yì fēi cháng hǎo.
    That store's business is very good.
  • 商铺。
    Tā zū le yí gè shāng pū mài fú zhuāng.
    He rented a shop to sell clothes.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

商shāngtrade
铺pùshop

商铺 joins 商 (trade) and 铺 (shop), meaning a shop used for trade.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 商 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鋪; 铺 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīngold; metal
Sound part声符shēngfú
甫
甫fǔ鋪pū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 鋪 pairs 金 (gold; metal) with 甫 as a sound part; the simplified 铺 is a shorthand.

Open 铺 →

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