Dictionary/升

升

升 shēng

ㄕㄥ
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1to ascend; to rise
2to promote; to elevate
3liter
4unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗)

Characters

Examples

yuè liang月亮yǐ已cóng从dì地píng平xiàn线shēng升qǐ起le了。
月亮已从地平线升起了。
The moon was above the horizon.
太阳在夏天比冬天升起得早。
The sun rises earlier in summer than in winter.
太阳升出了地平线。
The sun rose over the horizon.

See also: words & characters pronounced shēng