1. 上
  2. 述

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

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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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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述

#Back to top
Previous (待)Next (陆)
  • 673rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
述→
辶术
2Radical
述→
辶walk木tree丶dot
3Graphical
述→
丶㇆㇝一丨八丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shù (shu4)to state • to tell • to narrate • to relate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 述 shù (shu4)The component 术 is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 述 shù (shu4)The component 术 is pronounced as 'zhú' (zhu2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 述 shù (shu4)The component 木 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 述 shù (shu4)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

述 also appears in:
蒁鶐

Example Words

Common

描述 
讲述 (講述)

Uncommon

上述 
口述 
复述 (復述)
叙述 (敘述)
综述 (綜述)
表述 
论述 (論述)
述说 (述說)
阐述 (闡述)
陈述 (陳述)

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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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