陞
shēng HSK3

rise

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Phonosemantic compound. 阝 and 土 represent the meaning while 升 represents the sound.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place
升
升 SoundMeaning component
shēng ascend, rise
土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsyings-təŋ rise (v.)

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart