shàng

to go up; on top; above

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 16th character
Radical ⼀ (1.2)
Strokes 3
Index # 36

Definitions

上 shàng
  1. 1. to go up
  2. 2. on top
  3. 3. above
  4. 4. upper
  5. 5. to get onto
  6. 6. to attend (class or university)
  7. 7. previous
  8. 8. first (of multiple parts)
  9. 9. to climb
  10. 10. upon
上 shǎng
  1. 1. see shǎng shēng

Stroke order

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上 stroke order animation

Words containing 上

Word Meaning
bottom-up
to throw a tantrum; to make a terrible scene (idiom)
to throw a tantrum; to make a terrible scene (idiom)
to swarm around; flocking (to see)
fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
perturbed state of mind; in a mess; at sixes and sevens
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.
running away is best plan; best to retreat
of all plans, escape is best
spare the rod, spoil the child
previous one
previous one
once bitten, twice shy
once bitten, twice shy
to go to the bathroom; (coll.) to go pee
to go to the bathroom; (coll.) to go pee
preceding page
preceding page
the best policy
popular history of China in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang cáo yú zhāng