升 is also the simplified spelling of 昇, 陞.
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升
Mandarin · pinyin shēng
Meanings
- to ascend; to rise
- to promote; to elevate
- liter
- unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 dǒu)
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- 升
- shēng · arise, go up; hoist; advance; hexagram ䷭
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Mandarin tones
1 · sheng1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 升. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- a volume unit of measure: — (historical) sheng, equal to 10 合 (gě)
- a volume unit of measure: — litre (unit of measure for volume, chiefly for liquid measure, equal to one thousandth of the cubic metre)
- to rise; to go up; to soar; to ascend (literally or figuratively)
- to raise; to lift; to elevate; to promote
- 46th hexagram of the I Ching; ䷭
- used in 升平 (shēngpíng, “peaceful”)
- (music) sharp (♯)
- a surname
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