shǎng = sh + ang3
used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
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shàng = sh + ang4
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above
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How to pronounce 上

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ang3 final

In the anglepod’s living room.

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= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ang4 final

In the anglepod’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

上 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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èr = Ø + Ø4
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
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shàng = sh + ang4
old variant of 上[shang4]
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Characters with 上 as component

shū = shu + Ø1
uncle / father's younger brother / husband's younger brother / Taiwan pr. [shu2]
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ràng = r + ang4
to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
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shū = shu + Ø1
archaic variant of 菽[shu1], beans and peas / archaic variant of 叔[shu1], uncle
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Words with 上

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on the road / on a journey / road surface
to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office
to go up

Sentences with 上

jìng
gǎn
zài
tiān
shàng
tōu
táo
tōu
jiǔ

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shǎng / shàng

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