上

shǎng
#16 most
frequent character
used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

上 uses a small mark above a line to show 'high', its first meaning. That grew to 'above; on', then to 'go up', 'best', and 'ruler'. Read shǎng, it names a tone class.

上 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
让
picture2 characters
忐尗

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Same Characters, Different Readings

HSK 5
上shàng
on, on top, upon, first (of multiple parts)

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