上 — Chinese character
上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
- Pinyin
- shàng
- Radical
- 1 ⼀ (One)
- Strokes
- 3
- Components
- 一
- Formation
- ideographic — One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below)
- Japanese
- 上 as a kanji
Common words with 上
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand |
| 加上 | jiā shàng | to add; plus; in addition; moreover |
| 上面 | shàng miàn | on top of; above-mentioned |
| 实际上 (實際上) | shí jì shàng | in fact; in reality |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning; 个 (gè) |
| 网上 (網上) | wǎng shàng | online |
| 上述 | shàng shù | aforementioned; above-mentioned |
| 事实上 (事實上) | shì shí shàng | in fact; in reality |
| 上市 | shàng shì | to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market) |
| 马上 (馬上) | mǎ shàng | at once; right away |
English words written with 上
上 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 19 · Analects 26 · Art of War 18 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 51 · Zhuangzi 121 · Great Learning 7 · Doctrine of the Mean 16
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 8
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 14
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 17
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 31
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 38
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 41
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 66
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 71
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