上 shàng up; above
Made with 3 strokes.
An abstract notion of something above a line
Ancient small seal form 
Sounds same
尚 shàng (still)Different tone
商 shāng (commerce) ; 赏 shǎng (to hand down)Pronunciation
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Provinces
上海 ShanghaiCities
上海 Shanghai City, Shanghai上饶 Shangrao, Jiangxi
上虞 Shangyu, Zhejiang
Proverbs
箭在弦上,不得不发 jiàn zài xián shàng, bù dé bù fā Things have reached a point when its necessary for something to be done. No choice锦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā Taking too much trouble with detail to try to achieve perfection. Fiddling when already complete
热锅上的蚂蚁 rè guō shàng de mǎ yǐ In a state of feverish activity and excitement
三十六计,走为上策 sān shí liù jì, zǒu wéi shàng cè Sometimes it is best to avoid conflict altogether. Flight can be the best option. 'The Thirty-Six Stratagems' was written by the great military thinker Sun Zi ➚
雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng To add to misfortunes unnecessarily
羊毛出在羊身上 yáng maó chū zài yáng shēn shàng Unrealistic expectations. You get what you pay for
Phrases
上 个 星 期 shàng gè xīng qī Last week上 个 月 shàng gè yuè Last month
上海 shàng hǎi Shanghai
上 午 shàng wǔ Morning
晚 上 wǎn shàng Evening
早 上 zǎo shàng Early morning