I always remember this from comparing it with 下，or under. 下 looks like it is holding something up because it is under, whereas 上 has a base because it sits above something
Linda Maria Tervaniemi
5 years ago
Shanghai means above water, so it’s the first part that means above.
Charlotte LaGasse
4 years ago
The only other character stroke is above the base on the vertical stroke.
Emily Yan
3 years ago
i remember wanshang to remember this character
Dinobi Ibegbu
2 years ago
There is a short heng dash drawn on top of a longer one which seems like the the base meaning above.
Savannah Leach
2 years ago
I remember this character by comparing it with 下, which means under. The dash under the base is pointing down for 下 and for the dash is pointing up for 上。
Munkh-Erdene Altanbaatar
2 years ago
I see this character every day because we study at nyu Shanghai. The two lines are above the horizontal line, it is a visualization of the above in the form of a character.
Amina Enkhbayar
2 years ago
It almost looks like “S” as in Shanghai if you write it quickly and convert it to an English letter
Tu Quynh Vuu
2 years ago
The character looks like a tree with a branch above the ground
Gabe Wenchel
2 years ago
It reminds me mondrian paintings with the lines
Aidan Nagle
1 year ago
上 looks like something rising above the ground so I know it is above something.
Olzhas Suleimanov
1 month ago
shanghai is located above the city of hong kong. so character 上 is always above
I always remember this from comparing it with 下，or under. 下 looks like it is holding something up because it is under, whereas 上 has a base because it sits above something
Shanghai means above water, so it’s the first part that means above.
The only other character stroke is above the base on the vertical stroke.
i remember wanshang to remember this character
There is a short heng dash drawn on top of a longer one which seems like the the base meaning above.
I remember this character by comparing it with 下, which means under. The dash under the base is pointing down for 下 and for the dash is pointing up for 上。
I see this character every day because we study at nyu Shanghai. The two lines are above the horizontal line, it is a visualization of the above in the form of a character.
It almost looks like “S” as in Shanghai if you write it quickly and convert it to an English letter
The character looks like a tree with a branch above the ground
It reminds me mondrian paintings with the lines
上 looks like something rising above the ground so I know it is above something.
shanghai is located above the city of hong kong. so character 上 is always above