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(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
3 strokes
Dict coverage rank #38 U+4E0A
How 上 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below)
How to remember it
above · Heisig RSH #45
magic wand + floor
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 上 as their sound component
These characters all use 上 (shàng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上 sound component | shàng | above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous |
| 让 | ràng | to allow, to permit, to yield |
Words containing 上
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心上人 | xīn shàng rén | sweetheart; one's beloved |
| 上海大学 | Shàng hǎi Dà xué | Shanghai University |
| 上山 | shàng shān | to climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin… |
| 上水 | Shàng shuǐ | Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong) |
| 上水 | shàng shuǐ | upper reaches (of a river); to go upstream; to add some water; to water (a crop etc) |
| 水上 | shuǐ shàng | on water; aquatic |
| 上市 | shàng shì | to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market) |
| 上头 | shàng tóu | (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's hea… |
| 上头 | shàng tou | the top; the upper part; (its) surface; the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups |
| 头上 | tóu shàng | overhead; above |
| 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 上海市 | Shàng hǎi Shì | Shanghai municipality (short name 滬|沪[Hu4]) |
| 上心 | shàng xīn | carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth |
| 地上 | dì shang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 无上 | wú shàng | supreme |
| 大体上 | dà tǐ shàng | overall; in general terms |
| 高大上 | gāo dà shàng | (slang) high-end, elegant, and classy; abbr. for 高端大氣上檔次|高端大气上档次 |
| 上天 | shàng tiān | Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away;… |
| 天上 | tiān shàng | the sky; the heavens |
| 上高县 | Shàng gāo Xiàn | Shanggao, a county in Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2 chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi |