to ascend / to rise to the rank of / to promote / to hoist / liter / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]
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variant of 升[sheng1]
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variant of 升[sheng1]
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How to pronounce 升

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
+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

升 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
丿
piě = pi + e3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
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gǒng = gu + (e)ng3
hands joined
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Characters with 升 as component

variant of 升[sheng1]
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fēi = f + ei1
to fly
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(used as a surname and in given names)
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Words with 升

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helicopter / CL:架[jia4]
to rise / to go up / to ascend
to promote; to upgrade

Sentences with 升

升 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shēng

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