商 · Zhang Zhi
Shāng (1st tone). 《说文·㕯部》: 「商，从外知内也。从㕯，章省声。」 — ‘to know the inside from the outside.’ Before it ever meant trade, 商 meant inference: reading the hidden from the visible. From that came 商量 (to deliberate together), 商榷 (to debate a point), an $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart