TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
上
ㄕㄤˋ · shàng
noun/verb — above, up; to go up
字源 FORM — what the parts do
上形a short stroke set above the base line — pointing up (指事)
One long stroke for the ground, a shorter one above it — up. The pointer becomes the verb: to go up (上山、上車), to go to (上班、上學), and the one before — 上次、上個月.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
橋墩上刻著水位線（一）——今早的水，已經漫到線上面了。
The flood line is cut into the bridge pier (一) — this morning's water already stands above it.
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意 · Meanings
(本義)上面、上方— above, the top常用
→上去、上車— to go up; to board常用
→上班、上學— to go to — work, school
→上次、上週— the previous
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension