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
make things worse; stir up more anger
to undertake a task
uphill road; slope up; fig. upward trend
to write a letter (to the authorities)
Murakami (Japanese surname)
to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning
to swarm around; flocking (to see)
metaphysics
clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor
top-down
Bad leaders make bad followers
private first class (army rank)
to criticize (as a matter of principle)
Shanggao county in Yichun yí chūn, Jiangxi
guest of honor
new leader makes bold changes at start
His Majesty; the emperor
fig. to go all out; to come out in the open
vividly alive on the page; lifelike in writing
meteoric career
superstructure
seat of honor
Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong); to add some water
first place; seat of honor
to mount (a horse, bike, flight of stairs, rickshaw etc)