上面

Character by character

• 上shàng3 strokesHSK 1top; superior, highest; go up, send up
• 面miàn9 strokesHSK 1 traditional 麵face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 上面. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 上shàngHSK 1

  (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above

• 身上shēn shangHSK 1

  on the body; at hand; among

• 晚上wǎn shangHSK 1

  evening; night; in the evening

• 方面fāng miànHSK 2

  respect; aspect; field; side

• 面miànHSK 2

  face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

• 里面lǐ miànHSK 3

  inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian]

• 马上mǎ shàngHSK 1

  at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)

• 面前miàn qiánHSK 2

  in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)

• 面对miàn duìHSK 3

  to face; to confront

• 早上zǎo shangHSK 1

  early morning

• 实际上shí jì shàngHSK 3

  in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice

• 后面hòu mianHSK 3

  the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards

• 外面wài miànHSK 3

  outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance

• 下面xià miànHSK 3

  below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian]

• 上班shàng bānHSK 1

  to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office

• 事实上shì shí shàngHSK 3

  in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto

• 路上lù shangHSK 1

  on the road; on a journey; road surface

• 加上jiā shàngHSK 5

  plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that

• 前面qián miànHSK 3

  ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]

• 见面jiàn miànHSK 1

  to meet; to see each other

• 车上chē shàngHSK 1

  Car

• 以上yǐ shàngHSK 2

  that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.

• 上去shàng qùHSK 3

  to go up

• 地上dì shangHSK 1

  on the ground; on the floor