1. 上
  2. 班
  3. 族

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

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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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班

#Back to top
Previous (画)Next (智)
  • 882nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 110 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
班→
玨No glyph available
2Radical
班→
玨N/A丿bend丶dot
3Graphical
班→
玨丿丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bān (Ban1)surname Ban
2. bān (ban1)team • class • squad • work shift • ranking • CL:個|个[ge4] • classifier for groups

Pronunciation Clues

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Example Words

Common

上班 

Uncommon

上班族 
下班 
值班 
加班 
夜班 
早班 
班主任 
班级 (班級)
班车 (班車)
班长 (班長)
航班 
西班牙 

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族

#Back to top
Previous (防)Next (供)
  • 549th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 348 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
族→
方No glyph available
2Radical
族→
方square/raft丿bend一one矢arrow
3Graphical
族→
一丶丿㇆丿一丿一人一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zú (zu2)race • nationality • ethnicity • clan • by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

Pronunciation Clues

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Appears In

族 also appears in:
簇嗾镞鷟蔟

Example Words

Common

上班族 
家族 
民族 

Uncommon

一族 
哈尼族 
单身贵族 (單身貴族)
回族 
土家族 
壮族 (壯族)
彝族 (彞族)
族群 
族谱 (族譜)
月光族 
望族 
朝鲜族 (朝鮮族)
民族主义 (民族主義)
水族 
水族箱 
水族馆 (水族館)
满族 (滿族)
汉族 (漢族)
瑶族 (瑤族)
白族 
皇族 
种族 (種族)
纳西族 (納西族)
维吾尔族 (維吾爾族)
维族 (維族)
羌族 
苗族 
蒙古族 
藏族 
贵族 (貴族)
追星族 
部族 
黎族 

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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.