Memory phrase for the character: 升

升

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Meaning

ascend, to raise, metric liter

Pronunciation

 shēng

Explanation

 Two hands 廾 where the left hand is holding a bottle ノ with one liter. [Two hands 廾 = twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined]

Mnemonic
 
(You should drink a lot when climbing:) Take the bottle in both hands on the ascent.

Radicals

ノ bent strokeemphasis, accent
廾 two handsTwice this hand 屮 (with the fingers 山 towards the top) side by side, which was simplified and combined.
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 Vocabulary

上升 shàng shēng  to rise; to go up; to ascend
冉冉上升 rǎn rǎn shàng shēng  ascend slowly
冉冉上升 rǎn rǎn shàng shēng  
金乌西坠，玉兔东升 jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng  lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east; fig. at sunset
爬升 pá shēng  to climb (of a plane); to gain height
毫升 háo shēng  milliliter
升降机 shēng jiàng jī  aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift); lift; elevator
升降 shēng jiàng  rising and lowering
提升 tí shēng  to promote; to upgrade
升高 shēng gāo  to raise; to ascend
升汞 shēng gǒng  mercuric chloride (HgCl)
升汞 shēng gǒng  

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