升 (shēng) — Chinese Character

升

shēng

to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗

Radical: 十 HSK 3 v, q

Components & Etymology

升 decomposes into the following components:

十

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 升.

上升

shàng shēng

to rise

公升

gōng shēng

liter

分升

fēn shēng

初升

chū shēng

rising (sun, moon etc)

升上

shēng shàng

升任

shēng rèn

to be promoted to

升值

shēng zhí

to rise in value

升入

shēng rù

升华

shēng huá

to sublimate

升压

shēng yā

升号

shēng hào

升天

shēng tiān

lit. to ascend to heaven

Characters that share the radical 十.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.