Chinese symbol for “ascend”
升
shēng
to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter; unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu))
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ascend is 升 (shēng), defined as: to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter; unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “ascend”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上升 | shàng shēng | to rise; to go up |
| 登 | dēng | to scale (a height); to ascend |
| 升高 | shēng gāo | to raise; to ascend |
| 跃升 (躍升) | yuè shēng | to leap to (a higher position etc); to jump |
| 爬升 | pá shēng | to rise; to ascend |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 升.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提升 | tí shēng | to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist |
| 升级 (升級) | shēng jí | to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity) |
| 上升 | shàng shēng | to rise; to go up |
| 直升机 (直升機) | zhí shēng jī | helicopter; measure word: 架 (jià) |
| 晋升 (晉升) | jìn shēng | to promote to a higher position |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ascend”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.