Sinograph Addenda · Signs
above
| Name | above |
|---|---|
| Reads | shàng |
| Means | above, upper; to ascend |
| Taught in | 01 · The order of strokes |
Where it comes from
A short mark set above the baseline: aboveness, pointed at. With 下 it forms the script’s neatest pair — one gesture, flipped. Taught in the strokes chapter.
How to remember it
The ground line, and something above it. Flip the page upside down and you have written its opposite.
In the wild
urn:nabu:kanripo:KR1a0001:048:4a · license: attribution.