1. 上
  2. 层

上

Previous (来)Next (大)
  • 16th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.55% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 480 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
上→
⺊一
2Radical
上→
⺊divination一one
3Graphical
上→
丨一一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǎng (shang3)see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
2. shàng (shang4)on top • upon • above • upper • previous • first (of multiple parts) • to climb • to get onto • to go up • to attend (class or university)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

上 also appears in:
让卡忐

Example Words

Common

上海 
上班 
上网 (上網)
爱上 (愛上)
早上 
晚上 
马上 (馬上)

Uncommon

上下 
上来 (上來)
上传 (上傳)
上午 
上去 
上台 
上司 
上场 (上場)
上坟 (上墳)
上天 
上学 (上學)
上山 
上市 
上帝 
上床 
上手 
上扬 (上揚)
上升 (上昇)
上映 
上海市 
上演 
上涨 (上漲)
上火 
上班族 
上瘾 (上癮)
上级 (上級)
上线 (上線)
上行 
上街 
上衣 
上课 (上課)
上路 
上身 
上车 (上車)
上辈子 (上輩子)
上门 (上門)
上阵 (上陣)
上面 
世上 
之上 
以上 
加上 
史上 
向上 
地上 
基本上 
天上 
奉上 
实际上 (實際上)
戴上 
楼上 (樓上)
海上 
爬上 
献上 (獻上)
登上 
皇上 
看上 
看上去 
穿上 
考上 
至上 
台上 (臺上)
赶上 (趕上)
路上 
踏上 
身上 
迷上 
闭上 (閉上)
关上 (關上)
附上 

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层

#Back to top
Previous (疑)Next (冷)
  • 698th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 179 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
层→
尸云
2Radical
层→
尸corpse二two厶private
3Graphical
层→
丨匚二㇛丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. céng (ceng2)layer • stratum • laminated • floor (of a building) • storey • classifier for layers • repeated • sheaf (math.)

Pronunciation Clues

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Example Words

Common

上层 (上層)
基层 (基層)
层出不穷 (層出不窮)
层层 (層層)
层次 (層次)
层面 (層面)
底层 (底層)
更上一层楼 (更上一層樓)
楼层 (樓層)
深层 (深層)
阶层 (階層)
双层 (雙層)
云层 (雲層)
高层 (高層)

Uncommon

下层 (下層)
中层 (中層)
中间层 (中間層)
低层 (低層)
内层 (內層)
分层 (分層)
单层 (單層)
外层 (外層)
大气层 (大氣層)
夹层 (夾層)
层峦 (層巒)
层楼 (層樓)
层叠 (層疊)
层级 (層級)
层云 (層雲)
岩层 (岩層)
断层 (斷層)
煤层气 (煤層氣)
皮层 (皮層)
臭氧层 (臭氧層)
表层 (表層)
顶层 (頂層)
领导层 (領導層)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.