Memory phrase for the Kanji: 升

升

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Meaning ascend, to raise, metric liter

Pronunciation

shēng

Explanation

Two hands 廾 where the left hand is holding a bottle ノ with one liter. [Two hands 廾 = twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined]

Mnemonic

(You should drink a lot when climbing:) Take the bottle in both hands on the ascent.

Radicals

ノ	bent stroke	emphasis, accent
廾	two hands	Twice this hand 屮 (with the fingers 山 towards the top) side by side, which was simplified and combined.

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Vocabulary

上升	shàng shēng	to rise; to go up; to ascend
冉冉上升	rǎn rǎn shàng shēng	ascend slowly
冉冉上升	rǎn rǎn shàng shēng
金乌西坠，玉兔东升	jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng	lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east; fig. at sunset
爬升	pá shēng	to climb (of a plane); to gain height
毫升	háo shēng	milliliter
升降机	shēng jiàng jī	aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift); lift; elevator
升降	shēng jiàng	rising and lowering
提升	tí shēng	to promote; to upgrade
升高	shēng gāo	to raise; to ascend
升汞	shēng gǒng	mercuric chloride (HgCl)
升汞	shēng gǒng

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