升

shēng

“To ascend” in Chinese is 升 (shēng).

Other characters with the syllable sheng: see all 10 →

Meaning

to ascend; to rise
to promote; to elevate
liter

Show 3 more meanings

unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗[dou3])
to ascend; to rise (variant of 升[sheng1])
to promote; to elevate (variant of 升[sheng1])

Example

最近汽车的数量明显上升。

From 上升 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 升

上升shàngshēngto riseHSK 3 毫升háoshēngmilliliterHSK 4 升高shēnggāoto raiseHSK 5 升级shēngjíto go up by one grade; to be promotedHSK 6 升学shēngxuéto enter the next grade schoolHSK 6 升值shēngzhíto rise in valueHSK 6 提升tíshēngto promote (to a higher-ranking position)HSK 6 直升机zhíshēngjīhelicopterHSK 6

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

Learning HSK 3? Save 升 and track your progress — free.

Save words — free