士农工商 Traditional 士農工商 shì nóng gōng shāng 🔊 "the four classes" of ancient China… + Keep this word Meanings shì nóng gōng shāng 士農工商 (idiom) "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants Its characters 士shìmember of the senior ministerial class (old)农nóngagriculture工gōngwork商shāngcommerce