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上

shàng

HSK 1 Character

What 上 means

1. bound formup; upper; above; previous
2. first (of multiple parts)
3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
4. to attend (class or university)
5. (directional complement) up
6. (noun suffix) on; above

Other readings

上 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• shǎngused in {上声|shǎng shēng}

Example sentences

• 上马。
  Shàng mǎ.
  Get on the horse.
• 上楼。
  Go up the stairs.
• 以上。
  That's all.
• 穿上。
  Put it on.
• 加上！
  Add!
• 向上！
  Ascend!

Words starting with 上

• 上午shàng wǔmorning
• 上海Shàng hǎiShanghai municipality (short name 沪
• 上班shàng bānto go to work; to be on duty; to start work
• 上网shàng wǎngto go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the…
• 上面shàng miànon top of; above-mentioned; also pr. shàng mian
• 上当shàng dàngtaken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped
• 上课shàng kèto go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class
• 上去shàng qùto go up
• 上级shàng jíhigher authorities; superiors
• 上来shàng láito come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
• 上游shàng yóuupper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon
• 上任shàng rènto take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor
• 上瘾shàng yǐnto get into a habit; to become addicted
• 上进心shàng jìn xīnambition; desire for self-improvement
• 上学shàng xuéto go to school; to attend school
• 上帝Shàng dìGod
• 上述shàng shùaforementioned; above-mentioned
• 上下shàng xiàthe top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom…
• 上市shàng shìto hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market)
• 上次shàng cìlast time
• 上升shàng shēngto rise; to go up; to ascend
• 上车shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
• 上前shàng qiánto advance; to step forward
• 上涨shàng zhǎngto rise; to go up

Words containing 上

• 晚上wǎn shangevening; night; in the evening
• 早上zǎo shangearly morning
• 身上shēn shangon the body; at hand; among
• 以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned…
• 马上mǎ shàngat once; right away; immediately
• 网上wǎng shàngonline
• 路上lù shangon the road; on the way; en route
• 地上dì shangon the ground; on the floor
• 加上jiā shàngplus; to put in; to add
• 实际上shí jì shàngin fact; in reality; as a matter of fact
• 雪上加霜xuě shàng jiā shuāng(idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury
• 不相上下bù xiāng shàng xiàequally matched; about the same
• 基本上jī běn shangbasically; on the whole
• 街上jiē shangon the street; in town
• 事实上shì shí shàngin fact; in reality; actually
• 头上tóu shàngoverhead; above
• 看上去kàn shang quit would appear; it seems (that)
• 天上tiān shàngthe sky; the heavens
• 历史上lì shǐ shànghistorical; in history
• 爱上ài shàngto fall in love with; to be in love with
• 楼上lóu shàngupstairs; (net slang) previous poster in a forum thread
• 穿上chuān shangto put on (clothes etc)
• 考上kǎo shàngto pass a university entrance exam
• 一路上yī lù shàngalong the way; the whole way; (fig.) the whole time

Characters that look like 上

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 土tǔearth; dust; clay
• 士shìmember of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor

Sounds the same

Read shàng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 尚still; yet; to value
• 蠰Cerambyx rugicollis
• 绱to sole a shoe
• 尙variant of 尚, still; yet; to value
• 丄old variant of 上
• 鞝variant of 绱