尚

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#876 most
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surname Shang

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

尚 pairs 冂 táng, a hall, with two empty parts, ⺌ and 口; 口 was added for balance. It first meant going up into a hall, which grew into 'above' (later written 上) and 'to respect'. 'Still, yet' was borrowed for the sound alone.

Drawn as: hall

尚 as a component in other characters

sound18 characters
常党掌堂赏躺倘趟棠敞裳淌绱徜惝耥

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Same Characters, Different Readings

尚shàng
still, yet, to value, to esteem

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