litre; to promote; to rise (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
昇
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
省 shěng - to save (v.) | HSK 4
剩 shèng - spare (v.) | HSK 4
Examples
气球慢慢地升向天空。 qìqiú mànmàn de shēng xiàng tiānkōng. - The balloon is slowly rising into the sky.
他的职位升了一级。 tā de zhíwèi shēng le yī jí. - He was promoted one rank.
温度逐渐升高。 wēndù zhújiàn shēng gāo. - The temperature is gradually rising.
太阳从东方升起。 tàiyáng cóng dōngfāng shēng qǐ. - The sun rises in the east.
水位因为大雨而升高了。 shuǐwèi yīnwèi dàyǔ ér shēng gāo le. - The water level rose due to heavy rain.
Phrases
晋升 jìn shēng - promote to a higher office (v.) | HSK 6