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
lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom)
lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom)
The road means more than the destination.
The road means more than the destination.
lit. to climb all over sb
lit. to climb all over sb
to seem alive on the page; very vivid
to try hard to catch up
to become excited with; to be enchanted by
to overtake
to launch into space
to send into orbit
to send into orbit
to sail against the current; (fig.) to go against the flow
to go all out; to rise to
to go all out; to rise to
make something good even better; icing on cake
to lock; to lock up
to lock; to lock up
to close; to shut up
to close; to shut up
Shut up!
Shut up!
to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
noradrenalin