Made of 2 radicalsPointer

上

shàng

up; above

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Built from 上 1

Characters that use it as a direct part, most common first.

Words 13

  • 上shàngup; onHSK 1 Estimated
  • 上午shàngwǔmorningHSK 1 Estimated
  • 早上zǎoshangmorningHSK 2 Estimated
  • 上班shàngbāngo to workHSK 2 Estimated
  • 晚上wǎnshangeveningHSK 2 Estimated
  • 上网shàngwǎnggo onlineHSK 3 Estimated
  • 上下shàngxiàup and down; about
  • 天上tiānshàngin the sky
  • 上衣shàngyītop; jacket
  • 上课shàngkèattend class
  • 网上wǎngshàngonline
  • 马上mǎshàngright away
  • 上去shàngqùgo up

Sentences 6

Characters with a dotted underline are not in the course yet.

  • 我八点上班。Wǒ bā diǎn shàngbān.I start work at eight.
  • 我每天早上跑步。Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang pǎobù.I go running every morning.
  • 他每天晚上十一点睡觉。Tā měitiān wǎnshang shíyī diǎn shuìjiào.He goes to bed at eleven every night.
  • 我早上七点起床。Wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐchuáng.I get up at seven in the morning.
  • 他每天坐地铁上班。Tā měitiān zuò dìtiě shàngbān.He takes the subway to work every day.
  • 山上有很多树。Shān shang yǒu hěn duō shù.There are many trees on the mountain.