上
上
“above”
Radical: 一
Strokes: 3
Level: HSK 1
How 上 is built — stacked top over bottom
⺊
component
一
one
one; a, an; alone
The story behind 上
A line above a baseline = up, on (上).
💡 上班 (shàngbān) = to go to work. 上面 (shàngmiàn) = on top.
Words with 上
上午 shàngwǔ — morning (before noon)
上班 shàngbān — to go to work
晚上 wǎnshang — evening
早上 zǎoshang — early morning
上网 shàngwǎng — to get online
爬上 páshàng — to climb up
马上 mǎshàng — at once
上当 shàng dàng — taken in (by sb's deceit)
不相上下 bù xiāng shàng xià — equally matched
上级 shàng jí — higher authorities
上进心 shàng jìn xīn — aggressiveness
上任 shàng rèn — take office
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