shǎng

上

Character · Noun

rising tone; musical note

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

noun

rising tone (fourth tone in ancient Chinese, third tone in modern Mandarin)

formal

Also called 上声, used in traditional Chinese phonology and modern Mandarin tone classification

Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
de的
shǎng上
shēng声
yào要
dú读
de得
xiān先
jiàng降
hòu后
shēng升
 。

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

 “
hǎo好
 ”
zì字
zài在
dān单
niàn念
shí时
shì是
shǎng上
shēng声
 。

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

2.

noun

musical note (equivalent to solfège 'do')

technical

Referenced in the gongche musical notation system, equivalent to the solfège syllable 'do'

Zhè这
shǒu首
mín民
yuè乐
yòng用
le了
shàng、chǐ、gōng、fán上
 、
děng尺
 、
jì工
 、
yīn凡
fú等
hào记
 音
 符
 号
 。

This folk music uses notation symbols like shang, chi, gong, and fan.