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 fluctuate sharply
to fall in love with; to be in love with
a lazy person keeps finding ways to delay work
a lazy worker makes many excuses to stop
innumerable; thousands upon thousands
to put on (hat etc)
to fasten; to buckle up
to skyrocket; to get quick promotion in one's career
to come to sb's door; to call on sb
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)
to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)
to be irrelevant; to be superfluous
to praise to the skies
fig. to praise lavishly; lit. to hold up to the skies
handheld computer; PDA (personal digital assistant)
handheld computer; PDA (personal digital assistant)
to keep mentioning (without doing anything)
to keep mentioning (without doing anything)
to resume (a conversation); to connect (a cable etc)
to put (sth) on the agenda
to put (sth) on the agenda
to insert; to plug into; to stick in
to be unable to intervene
First book of Samuel