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Character · Character · VerbTraditional昇

name character; variant of 升

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

character

character used in personal names

A variant of 升 (shēng, to rise), traditionally used in personal names to avoid homophonic taboos or simply as a more formal/graphically distinct variant. Famous historical examples include 毕昇 (Bì Shēng), the inventor of movable-type printing.

Bì毕
Shēng昇
fā发
míng明
le了
huó活
zì字
yìn印
shuā刷
shù术
 。

Bi Sheng invented movable-type printing.

Tā他
gěi给
hái孩
zi子
qǔ取
míng名
Lǐ李
Shēng昇
 ，
yù寓
yì意
bù步
bù步
gāo高
shēng升
 。

He named his child Li Sheng, implying steady promotion and success.

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Zhè这
gè个
zì字
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
míng名
zì字
zhōng中
 ，
biǎo表
shì示
guāng光
míng明
shàng上
shēng升
zhī之
yì意
 。

This character is often used in names to signify rising brightness.

2.

verb

to rise; to ascend; to promote (variant of 升)

formal

Used as a variant of 升 in certain fixed terms or traditional contexts, though less common than 升 itself in modern standard usage.

shēng昇
píng平
shèng盛
shì世

a time of peace and prosperity

Rú如
xù旭
rì日
dōng东
shēng升
 （
shēng昇
 ）
 。

Like the rising sun in the east.