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殷商

Yīn shāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-ce44663247991055. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

殷商 殷商 [Yin1 shang1] /final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 殷
    yān

    dark red

    yīn

    flourishing / abundant / earnest / hospitable

    yǐn

    roll of thunder

    Yīn

    surname Yin / dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟[Yīn xū] in present-day Henan

  • 商
    shāng

    commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商[zhì shāng], intelligence quotient)

    Shāng

    Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) / surname Shang

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