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
driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels
to make offerings (to gods or ancestors)
first half (of a year)
ancient times; antiquity; early historical times
crescent moon; first quarter or waxing moon; to tighten
to be worth it; to be worthwhile
third tone in modern Mandarin; falling and rising tone
to petition higher authorities
to reach the higher authorities
as above; ditto; idem
previous generation
time before midnight; first half of the night
the first half (of a period)
Shangcheng District, Hangzhou
superior; two-character surname Shangguan
superiors; (old) higher authorities; summit
first third of a month
Shanghang county level city in Longyan lóng yán, Fujian
Shanglin county in Nanning nán níng, Guangxi
addressee; name of recipient on painting or scroll
Ueda (Japanese surname and place name)
to eat at a restaurant; to eat out
fig. puppet master; Retired Emperor
fig. a thief; lit. the gentleman on the roof beam