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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
上海 word · TOCFL 2 (est.)
上海 ＝ 上 ＋ 海
ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄞˇ · Shànghǎi
proper noun — Shanghai, China's largest city, on the east coast

字源 FORM — what the parts do

上on, upon (上面)Shàng
海sea (大海)hǎi
上海，上面的上，大海的海。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一座城，就坐在（上面）海（大海）上。
A city sitting right upon (上) the sea (海).
記憶法
關 · Related
黃浦江Huángpǔjiāngthe Huangpu, the river through the city