上 shàng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- ⺊ divination 一 one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
上
shàng
on, above; to go up
Character
Example phrases
- 书在桌子上。 Shū zài zhuōzi shàng. The book is on the table.
- 我的书在床上。 Wǒ de shū zài chuáng shang. My book is on the bed.
- 桌子上有书。 Zhuōzi shàng yǒu shū. There's a book on the table.
- 树上有很多花。 Shù shang yǒu hěn duō huā. There are many flowers on the tree.
- 你想上山去吗？ Nǐ xiǎng shàng shān qù ma? Do you want to go up the mountain?
- 我们快上楼吧！ Wǒmen kuài shàng lóu ba! Let's quickly go upstairs!
- 飞机飞上天了。 Fēijī fēi shàng tiān le. The airplane flew up into the sky.
- 老师在本子上写字。 Lǎoshī zài běnzi shang xiězì. The teacher is writing characters in the notebook.
- 他今天不上山。 Tā jīntiān bú shàng shān. He is not going up the mountain today.
- 谁要上楼去？ Shéi yào shàng lóu qù? Who wants to go upstairs?
Related words
- 车上 chē shang in the car, on the bus
- 地上 dìshang on the ground, on the floor
- 关上 guānshàng to close, to shut
- 楼上 lóushàng upstairs
- 路上 lùshang on the way
- 马上 mǎshàng right away, at once
- 上班 shàngbān to go to work
- 上边 shàngbian above, on top
- 上车 shàngchē to get on (a bus or car)
- 上次 shàngcì last time
- 上课 shàngkè to attend class, to start class
- 上网 shàngwǎng to go online