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
上演
shàngyǎn
to stage; to perform; to unfold
Characters in this word
演 yǎn
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 寅 to respect, to revere
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这部话剧将在国家大剧院上演，已经引发观众热议。 Zhè bù huàjù jiāng zài Guójiā Dàjùyuàn shàngyǎn, yǐjīng yǐnfā guānzhòng rèyì. This play will be staged at the National Centre for the Performing Arts and has already stirred lively discussion among audiences.
- 明天有一场新戏上演，我们一起去看吧。 Míngtiān yǒu yī chǎng xīn xì shàngyǎn, wǒmen yìqǐ qù kàn ba. A new play opens tomorrow; let's go see it together.
- 剧院里上演着经典的芭蕾舞剧。 Jùyuàn lǐ shàngyǎn zhe jīngdiǎn de bālěi wǔjù. A classic ballet is being performed in the theater.
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 shàng on, above; to go up
- 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