如日方升 rúrìfāngshēng like the rising sun Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 如 rú preposition to be like to be like; to be similar to; as if日 rì noun sun (bound form) the sun; sunlight方 fāng just just now; just when; at the very moment when升 shēng verb to rise to move upward; to hoist; to go up; to ascend (e.g. onto a platform or into a hall)