(shàng)

HSK 48 strokes

surname Shang

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shàng
Meaning
surname Shang
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿵⿱⺌冂口

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

gāoshàng
HSK 4

noble

Open 高尚 page →
shàng
HSK 7-9

Buddhist monk

Open 和尚 page →
shàngwèi
HSK 7-9

not yet; still not

Open 尚未 page →
chóngshàng
HSK 7-9

to hold up (as an model)

Open 崇尚 page →
shíshàng
HSK 7-9

fashion

Open 时尚 page →
fēngshàng
HSK 7-9

current custom

Open 风尚 page →
zūnshàng

to value highly; to hold up sth as a model

Open 尊尚 page →
shàngqiě

(not) even; yet; still

Open 尚且 page →

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