Pronunciation

shǎng

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shǎng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shǎng | shang3
English translation
see 上聲
>上声 shǎng shēng [shǎng shēng]
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
to climb
to get onto
to go up
to attend (class or university)
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous

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About shǎng

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Number of strokes

3

Traditional form

shǎng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí

Learning hint

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

Etymology of shǎng

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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 èr (two).

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Example sentences using shǎng

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知道 zhīdào zhè cháng 篮球 lán qiú sài shuí huì 上场 shàng chǎng .

I don't know (wonder) who will play in the basketball match.

所有 suǒyǒu 喇叭 lǎba dōu jiē zài 单一 dān yī de 扩音器 kuò yīn qì shǎng .

All the speakers hook up to a single amplifier.

一下 yīxià zhuàng dào 门框 mén kuàng shǎng , tóu zhuàng le .

I charged into a doorpost and hurt my head.

zài 会议 huìyì shǎng xié zhāo yǎn kān .

He looked sideways at me in the meeting.

dōu yún Hòu shǎng Ōu qín 即可 jí kě 食用 shí yòng .

Toss to mix through then over with the chopped parsley before serving.

Words with shǎng

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

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shǎng on top 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 |[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

shǎng Decomposition & Compounds

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shǎng Compounds

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  • shǎng
    • shū
      • shū
        • shū
        • , jiāo , , chù , , shū , , , , , , ,
        • , , , miè , , , , , , ,
      • , ,
      • cuó , jiǎn , jiǎn , , , , xián , ,
    • ràng , tǎn , xx , , , , , , nòng , , , ,
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