1. 上
  2. 鉤

上

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Meta:

  1. 上 is the 16th most frequent character.
  2. 上 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 上 appears as a character in 254 words.
  4. 上 appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
上 => ⺊, 一
Radical :
上 => ⺊ (divination), 一 (one)
Graphical :
上 => 丨, 一, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shang3 - see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
  2. 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:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

上 
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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上 also appears in:
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鉤

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Meta:

  1. 鉤 is the 2249th most frequent character.
  2. 鉤 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 鉤 appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. 鉤 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
鉤 => 金, 句
Radical :
鉤 => 金 (metal/gold), 勹 (wrap), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
鉤 => 人, 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丷, ㇆, ㇒, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gou1 - to hook/to sew/to crochet/hook/check mark or tick/window catch

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鉤 (gou1): The component 句 is pronounced as 'gou1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 鉤 (gou1): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

挂钩 (掛鉤)
钩 (鉤)

Medium Frequency

上钩 (上鉤)
倒钩 (倒鉤)
拉钩 (拉鉤)
脱钩 (脫鉤)
衣钩 (衣鉤)
钩住 (鉤住)
钩儿 (鉤兒)
钩子 (鉤子)
钩心斗角 (鉤心鬥角)
鱼钩 (魚鉤)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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