shàng up; above


Made with 3 strokes.
An abstract notion of something above a line
Ancient small seal form Small seal

Sounds same

shàng (still)

Different tone

shāng (commerce) shǎng (to hand down)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 上
Stroke order for character 上, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license

Provinces

上海 Shanghai

Cities

上海 Shanghai City, Shanghai
上饶 Shangrao, Jiangxi
上虞 Shangyu, Zhejiang

Proverbs

箭在弦上,不得不发 jiàn zài xián shàng, bù dé bù fā Things have reached a point when its necessary for something to be done. No choice
锦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā Taking too much trouble with detail to try to achieve perfection. Fiddling when already complete
热锅上的蚂蚁 rè guō shàng de mǎ yǐ In a state of feverish activity and excitement
三十六计,走为上策 sān shí liù jì, zǒu wéi shàng cè Sometimes it is best to avoid conflict altogether. Flight can be the best option. 'The Thirty-Six Stratagems' was written by the great military thinker Sun Zi
雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng To add to misfortunes unnecessarily
羊毛出在羊身上 yáng maó chū zài yáng shēn shàng Unrealistic expectations. You get what you pay for

Phrases

shàng gè xīng qī Last week
shàng gè yuè Last month
上海 shàng hǎi Shanghai
shàng wǔ Morning
wǎn shàng Evening
zǎo shàng Early morning

Also

上巳节 Shàngsìjié Shangsi Festival