Memory phrase for the Kanji: 上


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Meaning

upwards, on top, upon, above

Pronunciation

shàng, shǎng

Explanation

Ground , with a plant directing upwards. (opposite of)

Mnemonic

From the horizontal ground, a plant is directed upwards.

Radicals

upwards, on top
one
oracle, mysticismThis radical is considered to be a simplification of: fortune telling (crack in the shell of a turtle from which the fortune was told.). Sometimes it is read as a forking of a road.
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Vocabulary

 羲皇上人  xī huáng shàng rén  person from ages immemorial; fig. untroubled person
 上层  shàng céng  upper layer
 上帝  shàng dì  God
 上诉  shàng sù  appeal (a judicial case)
 上级  shàng jí  higher authorities; superiors
 台上  tái shàng  on stage
 路上  lù shang  on the road; on a journey; road surface
 上空  shàng kōng  overhead; in the sky
 上山  shàng shān  to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away
 赶上  gǎn shàng  to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for
 上午  shàng wǔ  morning
 上午  shàng wǔ  

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