shēng

ascend, rise

Pictograph of a spoon with something inside it. Spoons are used to lift things up.

Evolution

升 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
升 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
升 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
升 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
升 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shēng

arise, go up; hoist; advance; to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou [dǒu]

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shēng

variant of [shēng]; to rise in rank

Most common words with 升
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to ascend

上升

to rise

提升

to promote

直升机

helicopter

升级

to be promoted

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)