above, on top, upward, higher position
Animated Stroke Order 上
Stroke Order Diagrams 上
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HSK Vocabulary: 上
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 上 is used in context
1
tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
wǎn晚
shàng上
shàng上
wǎng网
。
He likes to surf the internet in the evening.
2
xué学
shēng生
men们
zhèng正
zài在
jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
shàng上
kè课
。
The students are having class in the classroom.
3
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
bā八
diǎn点
shàng上
bān班
。
I go to work at 8 AM every morning.
4
shàng上
wǔ午
hǎo好
。
Good morning.
5
wǒ我
shàng上
wǔ午
qù去
xué学
xiào校
。
I go to school in the morning.
6
jīn今
tiān天
shàng上
wǔ午
de的
huì会
yì议
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
，
qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
zhǔn准
shí时
cān参
jiā加
。
The meeting this morning is very important, please attend on time.
7
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
bā八
diǎn点
shàng上
bān班
。
I go to work at eight o'clock every day.
8
tā他
jīn今
tiān天
shēng生
bìng病
le了
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
méi没
yǒu有
shàng上
bān班
。
He is sick today, so he didn't go to work.
9
suī虽
rán然
wài外
miàn面
xià下
zhe着
dà大
yǔ雨
，
dàn但
tā她
hái还
shì是
zhǔn准
shí时
qù去
shàng上
bān班
le了
。
Although it's raining heavily outside, she still went to work on time.
10
zǎo早
shàng上
hǎo好
。
Good morning.
Information
Traditional上
Radical一
Strokes3
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#4
Zhuyinㄕㄤˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+4E0A
CangjieYM
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality