昇

Information about character(s)

Radical: 日
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 8
Variants: 升

Pronunciation

Pinyin: shēng
Cantonese: sing1
JapaneseKun: NOBORU
JapaneseOn: SHOU
Korean: SUNG
Vietnamese: thăng

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: rise, ascent; peaceful; peace

CE-Dict: ascend/peaceful

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《日部》昇日上也。从日升聲。古只用升。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集上】【日字部】昇
【唐韻】識蒸切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】書蒸切，𠀤音陞。【說文】日上也。古只用升。【正字通】昇，平也。【類篇】或作陹。

Finnish: nousta, kohota; rauhallinen, rauha