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
上边
shàngbian
above, on top
Characters in this word
边 biān
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 手机在上边。 Shǒujī zài shàngbian. The phone is up there.
- 他在上边等你。 Tā zài shàngbian děng nǐ. He's waiting for you upstairs.
- 我的书包在上边。 Wǒ de shūbāo zài shàngbian. My schoolbag is up there.
- 那个本子在上边。 Nà ge běnzi zài shàngbian. That notebook is on top.
- 杯子在上边吗？ Bēizi zài shàngbian ma? Is the cup on top?
- 老师不在上边。 Lǎoshī bú zài shàngbian. The teacher is not upstairs.
- 上边的人是谁呢？ Shàngbian de rén shì shéi ne? Who is that person up there?
- 我们去上边玩儿吧。 Wǒmen qù shàngbian wánr ba. Let's go have fun upstairs.
- 我在上边看见了他。 Wǒ zài shàngbian kànjiàn le tā. I saw him up there.
- 妹妹在上边睡觉。 Mèimei zài shàngbian shuìjiào. Younger sister is sleeping 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 shàng on, above; to go up
- 上班 shàngbān to go to work
- 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