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
heaven
ashore; on the riverbank
to ascend onto; to mount; to climb over
above-mentioned; aforementioned
to go ashore; to climb ashore
supreme; paramount; unsurpassed
over ten thousand; thousands upon thousands; innumerable
to go up north
sweetheart; one's beloved
to pass a university entrance exam
overall; in general terms
upper bound
make things worse; stir up anger
to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level
to mount; to get on a horse
to set one's heart on sth; carefully; meticulously
that's final; that clinches it; no two ways about it
to take up one's post; to be given a job
to gain the upper hand; to take the lead
to float up
top-quality; top-grade
to color (a picture etc); to dye (fabric etc)
Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
last month
to start and finish work