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salesman

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

shang1 • shāng

Meaning


Primary

salesman

Alternatives

salesperson

Mnemonic Updated October 8, 2026


[sh-] Shrek is in [1] front of the [-ang] chapel, where a 冏 creeper 立 guard blocks the door. It hisses that it is a 商 salesman on the side, and threatens to explode unless Shrek buys a holy relic before entering.

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