Japanese symbol for “sheng”

地風升

ちふうしょう

Romaji: chifuushou

sheng (hexagram 46 of the I Ching: pushing upward)

In Japanese, sheng is 地風升, read ちふうしょう (chifuushou).

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.

Meanings

n sheng (hexagram 46 of the I Ching: pushing upward)

Kanji and stroke order

地

ground, earth

on: チ、ジ

6 strokes · JLPT 3

風

wind, air, style

on: フウ、フ
kun: かぜ、かざ-

9 strokes · JLPT 3

升

measuring box, 1.8 liter

on: ショウ
kun: ます

4 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
地域	ちいき chiiki	area; region; district
地球	ちきゅう chikyuu	Earth; the globe
地方	ちほう chihou	district; region; area
地元	じもと jimoto	home area; home town
地震	じしん jishin	earthquake
土地	とち tochi	plot of land; lot; soil
台風	たいふう taifuu	typhoon; hurricane
風景	ふうけい fuukei	scenery; scene; landscape
一升瓶	いっしょうびん isshoubin	one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.