陞 meaning and stroke order
To ascend, to rise; to promote
How to write 陞, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 陞
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to ascend; to rise (variant of 升[sheng1])
- to promote; to elevate (variant of 升[sheng1])
How 陞 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To pile up 升 earth 土 to form a mound 阝; 升 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 阝 (place), shared by 160 characters on this site.
How to remember 陞
Picture someone piling up earth 土 and rising 升 higher and higher until it becomes a mound 阝. Climbing that mound means you ascend, and 升 also gives the sound shēng.
陞 is a variant of 升 (shēng) in the senses of rising and being promoted. Today it is mostly seen in traditional texts, names, and older styles of writing, while everyday Chinese uses 升. Example: 他陞官了。(Tā shēng guān le.) He was promoted to a higher official post.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes treat 陞 as a fully separate word and use it in modern sentences where standard writing expects 升, such as 升高 (shēnggāo). Also, do not confuse the left 阝 here with the right-side 阝 in characters like 都 (dōu). On the left side it relates to mounds and hills.
Questions about 陞
How many strokes are in 陞?
陞 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 陞 mean?
陞 (shēng) means to ascend, to rise; to promote.
How do you pronounce 陞?
陞 is pronounced shēng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 陞?
The radical of 陞 is 阝, which carries the idea of "place". Dictionaries list 陞 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 陞?
陞 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 升, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 陞 the same as 升?
In the meanings of rising and promoting, yes. 陞 is a variant of 升 and is read the same way, shēng. 升 has other senses too, such as the volume measure liter, and 陞 is not used for those.
Where would I actually see 陞 today?
You may see it in personal or business names, in classical or older writing, and sometimes in traditional-character contexts with phrases about promotion, like 陞遷 (shēngqiān). In ordinary modern writing, people normally write 升.