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升 - shēng

arise, go up; hoist; advance

arise, go up; hoist; advance

How to read 升

Click 升 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshēng
Englisharise, go up; hoist; advance
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

升上 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 升任. Please read 升值 one more time.

Common words with this character

to be promoted to; to enter
to be promoted to
to rise in value; to appreciate
to progress to

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 升 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 升上 and 升任 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 升.