上 shǎng

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Number of strokes

Traditional form

上 shǎng

Contains the radical

一 yī

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí

Learning hint

One stroke on top of another; compare 下 xià (below)

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱⺊一

Explanation

Originally a small line or dot above a longer line, indicating "up". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from 二 èr (two).

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 上 shǎng in different contexts.

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他 tā 砰 pēng 地 de 一声 yī shēng 关 Guān 上门 shàng mén ,把 bǎ 插销 chā xiāo 拴 shuān 好 hǎo .

He slammed the door and drove the bolt home.

她 tā 是 shì 街坊 jiē fāng 上 shǎng 所有 suǒyǒu 孩子 háizi 的 de 好 hǎo 阿姨 āyí .

She is a good aunt to all the children in the neighbourhood.

要 yāo 是 shì 那 Nā 片 piān 园地 yuán dì 铺上草皮 cǎo pí ,那是 nà shi 很 hěn 好 hǎo 的 de .

It will be good if that part of the garden is turfed.

他 tā 把 bǎ 衬衣 chèn yī 从 Cóng 背 bēi 上 shǎng 脱 tuō 了 le 下来 xià lai , 包扎 bāo zā 好 hǎo 伤口 shāng kǒu .

Stripping the shirt from his back, he bound the wound.

让 ràng 我们 wǒmen 收拾 shōushi 好 hǎo 行李 xíng li ,准备 zhǔnbèi 马上 mǎshàng 出发 chūfā .

Let's pack up and get ready to start at once.

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 上 shǎng in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
上 shǎng	on top	上 shǎng
晚上 wǎnshang	evening	晚上 wǎnshang
上帝 Shàng dì	God	上帝 Shàng dì
马上 mǎshàng	at once	馬上
上海 Shàng hǎi	Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬 hù \|沪 hù [Hù]	上海 Shàng hǎi
以上 yǐ shàng	that level or higher	以上 yǐ shàng
早上 zǎoshang	early morning	早上 zǎoshang
上面 shàng miàn	on top of	上面 shàng miàn
身上 shēn shang	on the body	身上 shēn shang
事实上 shì shí shàng	in fact	事實上
实际上 shí jì shàng	in fact	實際上
上市 shàng shì	to hit the market (of a new product)	上市 shàng shì
看上去 kàn shang qu	it would appear	看上去 kàn shang qu
上午 shàngwǔ	morning	上午 shàngwǔ
上班 shàngbān	to go to work	上班 shàngbān
路上 lù shang	on the road	路上 lù shang
加上 jiā shàng	plus	加上 jiā shàng
上涨 shàng zhǎng	to rise	上漲
上升 shàng shēng	to rise	上昇
上去 shàng qù	to go up	上去 shàng qù
地上 dì shang	on the ground	地上 dì shang
上述 shàng shù	aforementioned	上述 shàng shù
上周 shàng zhōu	last week	上周 shàng zhōu
上次 shàng cì	last time	上次 shàng cì
爱上 aì shàng	to fall in love with	愛上