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1.

Animated Stroke Order 尚

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How to write 尚 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 尚

尚 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom

尚

⺌small top

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4.

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5.

How to Use 尚

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 尚 works in context.

To esteem, to value, or noble

Words where 尚 conveys the sense of esteeming, valuing, or being noble.

崇尚 • chóng shàng • Advocate / Admire • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 尚

HSK words that contain this character.

礼尚往来 • lǐ shàng wǎng lái • fig. return politeness for politeness

HSK 6

lǐ礼

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 尚 is used in context

tā他

yǒu有

zhe着

gāo高

shàng尚

de的

Information

Pinyinshàng

Meaningstill

Strokes8

Radical小

Traditional尚

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1623

Zhuyinㄕㄤˋ

UnicodeU+5C1A

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口mouth

尚=⺌small top+冂enclosure+口mouth

A roof (冂) over a mouth (口) and a spread (八) — suggesting elevation or esteem, meaning still or yet.

chóng崇

shàng尚

Advocate / Admire

高尚 • gāo shàng • noble; lofty; respectable • HSK 6

HSK 6

gāo高

shàng尚

noble; lofty; respectable

时尚 • shí shàng • vogue; trend; fashion • HSK 5

HSK 5

shí时

shàng尚

vogue; trend; fashion

Still, yet (adverbial)

Words where 尚 functions as an adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet'.

尚且 • shàng qiě • [with negative] not even, let alone • HSK 6

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shàng尚

qiě且

[with negative] not even, let alone

尚未 • shàng wèi • Not yet • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shàng尚

wèi未

Not yet

shàng

尚

wǎng往

lái来

fig. return politeness for politeness

和尚 • hé shang • Monk

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hé和

shang尚

Monk

风尚 • fēng shàng • Fashion / Trend

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fēng风

shàng尚

Fashion / Trend

dào道

dé德

pǐn品

zhì质

。

He has noble moral qualities.

tā她

zǒng总

shì是

chuān穿

zhe着

zuì最

shí时

shàng尚

de的

yī衣

fu服

。

She always wears the most fashionable clothes.

cǐ此

shì事

shàng尚

wú无

dìng定

lùn论

，

hái还

xū需

jìn进

yī一

bù步

tǎo讨

lùn论

。

This matter still has no conclusion and requires further discussion.

nà那

wèi位

hé和

shàng尚

zài在

sì寺

miào庙

lǐ里

xiū修

xíng行

。

That monk practices in the temple.

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裳shangskirt; lower garment
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尔ěryou (singular, archaic or formal)
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