上 shàng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- ⺊ 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.
- 猫在椅子上。 Māo zài yǐzi shàng. The cat is on the chair.
- 桌子上有书。 Zhuōzi shàng yǒu shū. There's a book on the table.
Related words
- 车上 chēshang 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