shàng

top; superior, highest; go up, send up

DEFINITIONS

上 shàng
  • on top
  • upon
  • above
  • upper
  • previous
  • first (of multiple parts)
  • to climb
  • to get onto
  • to go up
  • to attend (class or university)
上 shǎng
  • see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

STROKES

WORDS

苍 shàng cāng heaven
àn shàng ashore; on the riverbank
dēng shàng to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount
述 shàng shù aforementioned; above-mentioned
岸 shàng àn to go ashore; to climb ashore
至高无 zhì gāo wú shàng supreme; paramount; unsurpassed
万 shàng wàn over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
běi shàng to go up north
人 xīn shàng rén sweetheart; one's beloved
kǎo shàng to pass a university entrance exam
大体 dà tǐ shàng overall; in general terms
限 shàng xiàn upper bound
浇油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse
一层楼 gèng shàng yī céng lóu to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level
马 shàng mǎ to get on a horse; to mount
心 shàng xīn carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth
钉钉 bǎn shàng dìng dīng that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it
岗 shàng gǎng to take up one's post; to be given a job
风 zhàn shàng fēng to take the lead; to gain the upper hand
浮 shàng fú to float up
色 shàng sè top-quality; top-grade
色 shàng shǎi to color (a picture etc); to dye (fabric etc); to stain (furniture etc)
jǐng shàng Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
月 shàng yuè last month
下班 shàng xià bān to start and finish work