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上游

shàng yóu

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

shàng yóu · soeng6 jau4 (Jyutping)

  1. upper reaches (of a river)
  2. upper level
  3. upper echelon
  4. upstream

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

上

Meaning
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
Radical
一
Strokes
3
Components
⿱⺊一
Cangjie
YM
Four-corner
2110.0

游

Meaning
to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
Radical
氵
Strokes
12
Components
⿰氵斿
Cangjie
EYSD
Four-corner
3814.7

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