Chinese Character: 升 (Shēng - Rise/Increase)
1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)
部首: 十（十字旁） (radical: cross)
笔画数: 4 (4 strokes)
结构分解: 象形字，像双手托举容器向上的形状，本义指向上举起或上升（如"升旗"） (pictogram resembling hands lifting a container, originally meaning to lift up (e.g., "raise a flag"))
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Shēng (first tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
升表示向上移动（如"上升"）、提高（如"升级"）或容量单位（如"一升"） (Rise: move upward (e.g., "ascend"); Increase: improve (e.g., "upgrade"); Liter: unit of volume (e.g., "one liter"))
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 上升 (shàng shēng) - rise
- 升级 (shēng jí) - upgrade
- 升高 (shēng gāo) - increase in height
- 升学 (shēng xué) - enter a higher school
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
作动词时表示向上移动或提高（如"温度升高"）；作量词时表示容量单位（如"一升牛奶"） (Verb: upward movement/improvement (e.g., "temperature rises"); Measure word: volume unit (e.g., "one liter of milk"))
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
古代"升"是容量单位（如《论语》"斗升之禄"），现代仍用于计量液体体积；"上升"常象征进步（如"事业上升期"），体现语言从具体到抽象的演变 (In ancient times, "升" (liter) was a volume unit (e.g., "small salary" from The Analects). Modern "上升" (rise) symbolizes progress (e.g., "career upswing"), showing linguistic evolution)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
太阳从东方升起。(Tài yáng cóng dōng fāng shēng qǐ.)
The sun rises from the east.
他的成绩稳步上升。(Tā de chéng jì wěn bù shàng shēng.)
His grades are steadily increasing.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
"升"的字形像双手托举容器向上，想象用双手将东西举高，轻松记住"上升、提高"的核心含义 ("升" resembles hands lifting a container. Imagine lifting something up with both hands to remember the core meaning "rise/increase")