上(shàng)

HSK 13 strokes
Readingsshàngshǎngshang

used in 上声

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shàng / shǎng / shang
Meaning
used in 上声
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 上 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⺊一

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

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

⺊一yī

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 上 step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Words with 上

Common words using 上 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shàng上wǔ午
HSK 1

morning

Open 上午 page →
shàng上lái来
HSK 3

to come up

Open 上来 page →
shàng上shēng升
HSK 3

to rise

Open 上升 page →
shàng上qù去
HSK 3

to go up

Open 上去 page →
shàng上gè个yuè月
HSK 4

last month

Open 上个月 page →
shàng上xià下
HSK 5

the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bot…

Open 上下 page →
yī一lù路shang上
HSK 6

along the way

Open 一路上 page →
shàng上rèn任
HSK 7-9

to take office

Open 上任 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三下不东两个

From 上’s common words

午来升去个月下一

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