shēng

to ascend; to promote; to rise in rank

HSK 5 #837

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 837th character
Radical ⼗ (24.2)
Strokes 4
Index # 125

Definitions

升 shēng
  1. 1. to ascend
  2. 2. to promote
  3. 3. to rise in rank
  4. 4. to rise to the rank of
  5. 5. to hoist
  6. 6. liter
  7. 7. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou dǒu

Stroke order

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Words containing 升

Word Meaning
to raise a flag; to hoist a flag
rising tone (phonetics, e.g. on a question in English)
fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
to rise; to ascend; to leap up
to be promoted to
to boost (or step up) the voltage
to levitate heavenwards (a Daoist success); to take off
percentage rise; extent of an increase
upgrade; promotion
ascending colon (anatomy); first section of large intestine
microliter
to leap to (a higher position etc); to jump
lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
fig. to ride on sb else's success
fig. to ride on sb else's success
potential to rise; upside
potential to rise; upside
an upward trend; an upturn
an upward trend; an upturn
global warming
global warming
to ascend slowly
deciliter
rising (sun, moon etc)
fig. to gradually attain proficiency