Chinese symbol for “upload”

上传

shàng chuán

Traditional: 上傳

to upload

The closest CC-CEDICT match for upload is 上传 (shàng chuán), defined as: to upload.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

上 shàng

above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous

radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes

传 chuán

to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons

radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

傳 chuán

Other Chinese words for “upload”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
上载 (上載)	shàng zǎi	to upload; also pr. [shang4zai4]

Related words

Other words that share a character with 上传.

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
传统 (傳統)	chuán tǒng	tradition; traditional
宣传 (宣傳)	xuān chuán	to disseminate; to give publicity to

See also: Japanese symbol for “upload”.

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.