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向上

xiàng shàng

HSK 3.0 · 5

xiàng shàng · hoeng3 soeng6 (Jyutping)

  1. upward
  2. up
  3. to advance
  4. to try to improve oneself
  5. to make progress

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

向

Meaning
toward, direction, trend
Radical
口
Strokes
6
Components
⿵?口
Cangjie
HBR
Four-corner
2722.0

上

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

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