• 16th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.55% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 254 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

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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  • 81st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 117 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jìn (jin4)to advance • to enter • to come (or go) into • to receive or admit • to eat or drink • to submit or present • (used after a verb) into, in • to score a goal

Pronunciation Clues

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Appears In

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Example Words

High Frequency

促进 (促進)
前进 (前進)
走进 (走進)
 ()
进来 (進來)
进入 (進入)
进去 (進去)
进步 (進步)
进行 (進行)

Medium Frequency

上进 (上進)
上进心 (上進心)
先进 (先進)
增进 (增進)
奋进 (奮進)
引进 (引進)
快进 (快進)
打进 (打進)
推进 (推進)
挤进 (擠進)
改进 (改進)
放进 (放進)
民进党 (民進黨)
激进 (激進)
精进 (精進)
与时俱进 (與時俱進)
行进 (行進)
冲进 (衝進)
跟进 (跟進)
踏进 (踏進)
进一步 (進一步)
进修 (進修)
进出 (進出)
进化 (進化)
进取 (進取)
进口 (進口)
进城 (進城)
进场 (進場)
进展 (進展)
进度 (進度)
进攻 (進攻)
进水 (進水)
进球 (進球)
进发 (進發)
进程 (進程)
进而 (進而)
进行曲 (進行曲)
进军 (進軍)
进退 (進退)
进门 (進門)
进食 (進食)
钻进 (鑽進)
长进 (長進)
闯进 (闖進)
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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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