Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (divination), (one)
Graphical :
=> , ,

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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Meta:

  1. 演 is the 714th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 54 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (roof), (one), (two), (line), (container), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yan3 - to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 演 (yan3): The component 寅 is pronounced as 'yin2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 演 (yan3): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

导演 (導演)
 
演出 
演员 (演員)
演唱会 (演唱會)
表演 

Medium Frequency

上演 
主演 
汇演 (匯演)
扮演 
演唱 
演奏 
演戏 (演戲)
演技 
演示 
演绎 (演繹)
演义 (演義)
演说 (演說)
演讲 (演講)
演变 (演變)
重演 
饰演 (飾演)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.