| 升 | 1151A05 90.20 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄕㄥ [sheng1] | ||
| N. | A grain measure, a pint, one tenth of 斗 [dou3]. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | To go up, to hoist, be promoted: 升旗 hoist a flag; 升高 go up, ascend; 升空 go up the sky, lift-off (astronautics, rocketry); 上升 to make progress upward; 升班，升級 to be promoted to higher grade; 升階 go up the steps. | |||||
| Words | 1. 升班 [sheng1ban1], v.i., promote, be promoted to higher grade. 2. 升沉 [sheng1chen2], phr., the ups and downs of official career. 3. 升遷 [sheng1qian1], v.i. & t., to promote, be promoted. 4. 升號 [sheng1hao4], n., (musical notation) sharp (opp. 降號 flat). 5. 升降 [sheng1jiang4], phr., see [sheng1chen2]↑; 6. 升降機 [sheng1jiang4ji1], n., elevator; 7. 升降 [sheng1jiang4], n., crane. 8. 升級 [sheng1ji2], v.i., promote to higher grade; 升級數 (math.) ascending series. 9. 升麻 [sheng1ma2], n., (bot.) Cimicifuga foetida. 10. 升冪 [sheng1mi4], n., (math.) ascending power: opp. 降冪 descending power. 11. 升遐 [sheng1xia2], v.i., (LL) pass away (of emperor). 12. 升學 [sheng1xUe2], v.i., enter higher class in school, enter higher school. 13. 升堂 [sheng1tang2], v.i., (1) formerly, (the judge) holds court trial; (2) to know the rudiments of study, contrasted with 入室 be accepted in the inner circle. 14. 升騰 [sheng1teng2], v.i., (1) to fly up; (2) ([sheng1teng0]) to make good progress, flourish in business. 15. 升天 [sheng1tian1], v.i., go up to heaven. | |||||