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
more than half
more than half
more than half
in principle; generally
in principle; generally
in history
upper right
unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal
no pain, no gain
no pain, no gain
to be taken advantage of
to be taken advantage of
sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
to close (box, book, mouth etc)
nominally
nominally
a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
young people not reliable; youth lack experience
young people are not reliable
in the newspaper