shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

桌子上有书。

There is a book on the desk.

椅子上有衣服。

There are clothes on the chair.