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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Words containing 上

Word Meaning
noradrenalin
on land; land-based
colonel
colonel
enclosed with (this) letter
enclosed with (this) letter
even more difficult; extremely difficult
extremely difficult; even more difficult
extremely difficult; even more difficult
to force oneself upon sb (idiom); to rape
meteoric career
on top of; at the summit
on top of; at the summit
one's immediate superior
head; neck (as in "to save one's neck", i.e. one's life)
head; neck (as in "to save one's neck", i.e. one's life)
overhead; above
overhead; above
cannot attend to or manage
cannot attend to or manage
the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
right away; immediately; at once