升(shēng)

HSK 34 strokes

to ascend

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Character information

Pinyin
shēng
Meaning
to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter; unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗[dou3])
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 升 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿻十？

Made of

十shí

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 升 step by step

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

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Words with 升

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

shàng上shēng升
HSK 3

to rise; to go up; to ascend

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shēng升zhí值
HSK 6

to rise in value

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shēng升xué学
HSK 6

to enter the next grade school

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shēng升jí级
HSK 6

to go up by one grade; to be promoted

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shēng升wēn温
HSK 7-9

to become hot

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gōng公shēng升

liter

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fēn分shēng升

deciliter

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shēng升rù入

to progress to (a higher-level school)

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From 升’s common words

上值学级温公分入

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