| 通商 |
tōng shāng |
(of nations) to have trade relations; to engage in trade |
| 通 |
tōng |
to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc |
| 通 |
tòng |
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) |
| 商 |
Shāng |
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) / surname Shang |
| 商 |
shāng |
commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商, intelligence quotient) |