上 · shàng · (bound form) up
Learn the Chinese character 上 with its source-linked HSK 1 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 上.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 上
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 上.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 上shàng(bound form) up
- 上班shàngbānto go to work
- 上课shàngkèto go to class
- 上午shàngwǔmorning
- 上学shàngxuéto go to school
- 晚上wǎnshangevening
- 早上zǎoshangearly morning
- 路上lùshangon the road
- 上来shàngláito come up
- 上面shàngmiànon top of
- 上去shàngqùto go up
- 上网shàngwǎngto go online
- 网上wǎngshangonline
- 马上mǎshàngat once
- 上衣shàngyījacket
- 以上yǐshàngthat level or higher
- 赶上gǎnshàngto keep up with
- 基本上jīběnshàngbasically
- 加上jiāshàngplus
- 上门shàngménto drop in
- 实际上shíjìshàngin fact
- 线上xiànshàngonline
- 上传shàngchuánto upload
- 上升shàngshēngto rise
- 上下shàngxiàthe top and bottom of sth
- 上涨shàngzhǎngto rise
- 天上tiānshàngthe sky
- 向上xiàngshàngupward
- 成千上万chéngqiān-shàngwànlit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 上当shàngdàngtaken in (by sb's deceit)
- 上级shàngjíhigher authorities
- 上进shàngjìnto make progress
- 上市shàngshìto hit the market (of a new product)
- 上述shàngshùaforementioned
- 上台shàngtáito rise to power (in politics)
- 上旬shàngxúnfirst third of a month
- 不相上下bùxiāng-shàngxiàequally matched
- 皇上huángshangthe emperor
- 锦上添花jǐnshàng-tiānhuālit. add flowers to brocade (idiom)
- 上半场shàngbànchǎngfirst half of a game or contest
- 上报shàngbàoto report to one's superiors
- 上层shàngcéngupper layer
- 上场shàngchǎngon stage
- 上岗shànggǎngto take up one's post
- 上火shànghuǒto get angry
- 上空shàngkōngthe skies above a certain place
- 上任shàngrènto take office
- 上司shàngsiboss
- 上诉shàngsùto appeal (a judicial case)
- 上调shàngtiáoto raise (prices)
- 上限shàngxiànupper bound
- 上行shàngxíng(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital)
- 上演shàngyǎnto screen (a movie)
- 上瘾shàngyǐnto get into a habit
- 上映shàngyìngto screen
- 上游shàngyóuupper reaches (of a river)
- 说不上shuōbushàngto be unable to say or tell
- 雪上加霜xuěshàng-jiāshuāng(idiom) to make matters even worse
- 纸上谈兵zhǐshàng-tánbīnglit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
Real usage
Example sentences with 上
Published HSK 1 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 1 course context containing 上 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 上
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 上 mean in Chinese?
上 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: (bound form) up.
How do you pronounce 上?
上 is shown as shàng.
Is 上 an HSK 1 character?
Yes. 上 is HSK 1 recognition character #149.
Can I practise writing 上?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 1 recognition
- HSK 1–2 writing inventory
- 59 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 1 recognition character #149.
- Writing scope: HSK 1–2 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.