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 rise; to ascend; to leap up
worldwide peace (idiom); lit. all four oceans are peaceful
to promote (sb); to upgrade; to ascend
to promote to a higher position
to rise steadily; to climb step by step; on the up and up
Bi Sheng (990-1051), inventor of movable type
helicopter
helipad
helipad
to rise rapidly; to shoot up
to rise rapidly; to shoot up
Ascension Day (Christian festival forty days after Easter)
Ascension Day (Christian festival forty days after Easter)
Assumption of Mary feast on Aug 15
Feast of the Assumption of Mary
Mao Yisheng, Chinese bridge engineer
to promote
to promote
to adjust upward; to upgrade; (price) hike
to adjust upward; to upgrade; (price) hike
exaltation
to leap to (a higher position etc); to jump
to rise rapidly; to shoot up
to rise rapidly; to shoot up