Radical 亠

11 strokes

stand 立 (177) + porthole (640a) = trade 商

Once again (see Characters 197, 295) the final stroke of “stand” has merged into the character below.

商店 (186) shāngdiàn shop, store

[商业 (395) shāngyè commerce, business]

[商场 (530) shāngchǎng shopping mall]

[商人 (12) shāngrén businessman]

Imagine standing, looking out through a porthole as your ship comes into port, and seeing all the possibilities for trade. / But when you get ashore, the giant sitting on the quayside advises, “I’d set up in Shanghai if I were you.”

skylight (389a) + eight 八 (20) = porthole

Again in this character you will sometimes see the legs curl (so that they look like “boy” rather then “eight”).

The octopus is trying to squeeze through a skylight. “This should be easy — I’ve got through many a porthole,” he says. / [No pronunciation needed]