(idiom) "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
trad. 士農工商
Also written 士農工商【shì nóng gōng shāng】
Characters in this word
4士
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surname Shi
- Pinyin
- Shì
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 10173 of 2500
农
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surname Nong
- Pinyin
- Nóng
- Traditional
- 農
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 46496 of 2500
工
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work, worker, skill, profession, trade, craft, labor
- Pinyin
- gōng
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 7447 of 2500
商
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Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), surname Shang
- Pinyin
- Shāng
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 15469 of 2500