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

上 stroke order diagram
上 stroke order animation

Words containing 上

Word Meaning
to visit a grave
Shanghai International Studies University
to be on night duty
fig. to go to great lengths; to search heaven and earth
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
up quark (particle physics)
to go to school; to attend school
general; admiral; air chief marshal
top general; commander-in-chief
top general; commander-in-chief
upper layer
superstructure
to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers)
to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers)
to take up one's post; to be given a job
listed company
to go to bed; (coll.) to have sex
Theravada school of Buddhism
first quarter moon
Shangsi, a county in Guangxi, China
Shangsi County, Guangxi, China
Shangsi County in Guangxi, China
to rise (i.e. number increases); to raise; a price rise
upward trend; rising tendency