SHANG-4

('shang' in the fourth tone)

There are 15 standard Chinese characters with a 'shang' pronunciation. Sound-indicating components are: 商 (3 occurences), what is to the right of 氵 in 汤 (4 occurences)

上 = to go up

上课 = shang(4) ke(4) = go to school

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以上 = yi(3)shang(4) = above

While in English, 'above' is a preposition, it is a postposition in Chinese.

For a price:

二百元以上 = er(4)bai(3) yuan(2) yi(3)shang(4) = above 200 Yuan

For the age of a person:

三十岁以上 = san(1)shi(2) sui(4) yi(3)shang(4) = above 30 years of age

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爱上 = ai(4)shang(4) = to fall in love with

我爱上你了. = Wo(3) ai(4)shang(4) ni(3) le(-). = I fell in love with you