陞
shēng HSK3

rise

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升

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

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
升
升 SoundMeaning component
土
土 Meaning component

Historical Pronunciations

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

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart