昇 (sing1 | sheng1) : peace; ascend

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昇

sing1

sheng1

[1] peace; peaceful
[2] ascend; go up; hoist

Regarding [2], 昇 is being replaced by its simplified version 升 even outside mainland China.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 日 (#72)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

昇 / 升

This word has been viewed 6271 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Oct 2009 03:30

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直昇機 zik6 sing1 gei1 zhi2 sheng1 ji1 = helicopter

提昇 tai4 sing1 ti2 sheng1 = to promote; to upgrade

昇降機 sing1 gong3 gei1 sheng1 jiang4 ji1 = lift; elevator

上昇 soeng6 sing1 shang4 sheng1 = rise; go up

攀昇 paan1 sing1 pan1 sheng1 = rising

昇起 sing1 hei2 sheng1 qi3 = to rise

昇值 sing1 zik6 sheng1 zhi2 = to rise in value; to appreciate

旭日東昇 juk1 jat6 dung1 sing1 xu4 ri4 dong1 sheng1 = the rising sun , sunrise

步步高昇 bou6 bou6 gou1 sing1 bu4 bu4 gao1 sheng1 = a greeting, usually for promotion; Big Two card game (this is the alternate name used in Taiwan)

陳昇 can4 sing1 chen2 sheng1 = Bobby Chen
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昇咗職記得要帶挈班兄弟粵
Remember to treat your fellow brothers when you get your promotion!

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Decimal representation of this word: 昇
Unicode code for this character: U+6607 (off-site link)

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