shang

/ʃæŋ/

Etymology

From Mandarin 商 (Shāng).

name

  1. 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.”

noun

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