上

shàng · shǎng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous

Radical: 一 Strokes: 3 HSK 1

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

不一三下东世两七丝万丁严

Same radical

不一三下东世两七丝万丁严丧专丑

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Character Decomposition

上=⺊+一

Etymology

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

Meanings2 pronunciations

shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous

first (of multiple parts)

to climb; to get onto; to go up

to attend (class or university)

(directional complement) up

(noun suffix) on; above

shǎng

used in shǎng shēng

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Words with 上 1390 total

to offer奉上fèng shàng on the ground · on the floor地上dì shang alternative name for Shanghai 上海 · at (or in) Shanghai沪上Hù shàng respectfully yours (in closing a letter)谨上jǐn shàng

Idioms with 上 247 total Chain

to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion巴高望上bā gāo wàng shàng that clinches it · that's final · no two ways about it板上钉钉bǎn shàng dìng dīng driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels · to drive to revolt · to force sb to desperate action逼上梁山bī shàng liáng shān neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some比上不足，比下有余bǐ shàng bù zú , bǐ xià yǒu yú