日上三竿 rìshàngsāngān late in the morning Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 日 rì noun sun (bound form) the sun; sunlight上 shàng particleverb to go up to climb; to board a vehicle; to mount; to go to a place三竿 sāngān very late Describes the sun being high in the sky, meaning it is late in the morning; usually used in the phrase 日出三竿 rìchūsāngān or 日上三竿 rìshàngsāngān.
