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上
shǎng
1. see [[上聲|上声<shǎngshēng>]]
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 3 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (20)

上下
shàngxià
up and down
上乘
shàngchéng
first-class
上交
shàngjiāo
to hand over to
上代
shàngdài
previous generation
上任
shàngrèn
to take office
HSK 6
上位
shàngwèi
top seat
上来
shànglái
to come up
上供
shànggòng
to make offerings (to gods or ancestors)
上个
shàngge
first (of two parts)
上传
shàngchuán
to upload
上前
shàngqián
to advance
上午
shàngwǔ
morning
HSK 1
上半
shàngbàn
first half
上去
shàngqù
to go up
上口
shàngkǒu
to be able to read aloud fluently
上古
shànggǔ
the distant past
上台
shàngtái
to rise to power (in politics)
上司
shàngsi
boss
上合
ShàngHé
SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation)
上吊
shàngdiào
to hang oneself

Alternate Entries

上
shàng
on top / upon / above / upper / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university)
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
15
Word Frequency Rank
49 of 84,292