• 16th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.55% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 480 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

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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  • 1801st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǎng (zhang3)to rise (of prices, rivers)
2. zhàng (zhang4)to swell • to distend

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhǎng (zhang3)The component is pronounced as 'zhāng' (zhang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhǎng (zhang3)The component is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhǎng (zhang3)The component is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhàng (zhang4)The component is pronounced as 'zhāng' (zhang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for zhàng (zhang4)The component is pronounced as 'cháng' (chang2). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for zhàng (zhang4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǎng' (zhang3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

上涨 (上漲)
飞涨 (飛漲)

Uncommon

暴涨 (暴漲)
涨价 (漲價)
涨幅 (漲幅)
高涨 (高漲)

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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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