up; above; on top; previous; last (上古, 上卷); to go up; to get on (上山, 上车); to attend; to go to (上课, 上班)
上 is up and on — up the stairs, on the table, at work or in class; it can even name a tone.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
Taught as one complete written unit; the header calls the formation 指事 (a mark above the line for 'up').
up; above; on top; previous; last (上古, 上卷); to go up; to get on (上山, 上车); to attend; to go to (上课, 上班)
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WHOLE CHARACTER
up; above; on top; previous; last (上古, 上卷); to go up; to get on (上山, 上车); to attend; to go to (上课, 上班)
上 is up and on — up the stairs, on the table, at work or in class; it can even name a tone.
Taught as one complete written unit; the header calls the formation 指事 (a mark above the line for 'up').
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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