shǎng

HSK 1
common
technical

Meaning of

上 means rising tone (fourth tone in ancient Chinese, third tone in modern Mandarin); musical note (equivalent to solfège 'do'). Pronounced shǎng. HSK 1.

  • rising tone (fourth tone in ancient Chinese, third tone in modern Mandarin)
  • musical note (equivalent to solfège 'do')

Character Info

Radical
Strokes3
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

tōng
huà
de
shǎng
shēng
yào
de
xiān
jiàng
hòu
shēng
 

The rising tone in Mandarin should be read with a fall then rise.

 
hǎo
 
zài
dān
niàn
shí
shì
shǎng
shēng
 

The character 'hǎo' is a rising tone when read alone.