Characters · 3 strokes
上
shàng up, on
Where the shape comes from
A mark above a base line. Above.
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
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Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
上午
shàngwǔ
morning
上班
shàngbān
to go to work
晚上
wǎnshang
evening
Watch out: the mistake people make
Mixing it up with 下, xià, below, which puts the mark under the line.