Shang

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 商 (Shāng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃæŋ/

Proper noun

Shang

1. (historical) an ancient dynasty in China
   • 1969, Rutherford John Gettens, The Freer Chinese Bronzes‎^[1], volume II, Washington, D.C.: Meriden Gravure Company, →OCLC, page 28:

     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.

   • 1971, William Watson, Cultural Frontiers in Ancient East Asia‎^[2], Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, page 81:

     In the Shang and Chou periods our knowledge from archaeology of ordinary dwellings is thus far poor, but something can be said of the more pretentious edifices.

   • 2011, Ralph D. Sawyer, Ancient Chinese Warfare‎^[3], Basic Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 135:

     Hsing-t'ai, Han-tan, and Shih-chia-chuang are thus among the numerous Shang sites marked by heavy upper Erh-li-kang cultural manifestations.

Anagrams

• Ghans, gnash, hangs