• 16th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.55% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 254 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

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

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 
上班 
早上 
晚上 

Medium Frequency

上下 
上来 (上來)
上传 (上傳)
上午 
上去 
上司 
上天 
上学 (上學)
上市 
上帝 
上床 
上升 (上昇)
上映 
上海 
上演 
上涨 (上漲)
上火 
上班族 
上瘾 (上癮)
上网 (上網)
上线 (上線)
上街 
上课 (上課)
上路 
上身 
上车 (上車)
上辈子 (上輩子)
上门 (上門)
上面 
世上 
以上 
加上 
史上 
向上 
地上 
基本上 
天上 
实际上 (實際上)
爱上 (愛上)
戴上 
楼上 (樓上)
海上 
爬上 
登上 
看上 
穿上 
至上 
赶上 (趕上)
路上 
踏上 
身上 
闭上 (閉上)
马上 (馬上)
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  • 1406th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 67 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gān (Gan1)surname Gan • abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
2. gān (gan1)sweet • willing

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

不甘心 
心甘情愿 (心甘情願)
甘心 
甘于 (甘於)
甘油 
甘甜 
甘肃 (甘肅)
甘草 
甘蔗 
甘愿 (甘願)
阿甘正传 (阿甘正傳)
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  • 2209th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lǐng (ling3)mountain range • mountain ridge

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lǐng (ling3)The component is pronounced as 'lǐng' (ling3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

八达岭 (八達嶺)
分水岭 (分水嶺)
岭南 (嶺南)
温岭 (溫嶺)
秦岭 (秦嶺)
铁岭 (鐵嶺)

Medium Frequency

上甘岭 (上甘嶺)
公主岭 (公主嶺)
南岭 (南嶺)
大兴安岭 (大興安嶺)
山岭 (山嶺)
峻岭 (峻嶺)
果岭 (果嶺)
温岭市 (溫嶺市)
荒山野岭 (荒山野嶺)
蕉岭 (蕉嶺)
蕉岭县 (蕉嶺縣)
铁岭市 (鐵嶺市)
长岭 (長嶺)
高岭土 (高嶺土)
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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.
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