Memory phrase for the Kanji: 升


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Meaning

ascend, to raise, metric liter

Pronunciation

shēng

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

Two hands when ascending.

Radicals

bent strokeemphasis, accent
two handstwice this hand (with the fingers towards the top) side by side & simplified.
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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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