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尚

shàng
adverb HSK 7-9 #5,629

Meanings

  1. 1 still; yet
  2. 2 to esteem; to value
  3. 3 fashion

Examples

HSK 2
她很喜欢时尚。
Tā hěn xǐhuan shíshàng.
She really likes fashion.
HSK 6
这件事尚未解决。
Zhè jiàn shì shàngwèi jiějué.
This matter has not yet been resolved.

Tips

usage
尚 is in 时尚 (fashion/trendy), 高尚 (noble/lofty), 尚未 (not yet - formal). 尚且 means 'even; still' in formal writing.

Components

radical
⺌ xiǎo
small (top form)
The top-form small radical caps the character with three short strokes. Xinhua indexes 尚 under 小, and the ⺌ variant is the position-specific form that appears at the top of a character (compare 当, 光). It supplies the dictionary anchor for this 'esteem, still, yet' word.
ideograph
冂 jiōng
down-box frame
The down-box frame sits beneath the ⺌ cap, forming a small sheltered space. Together with the cap it suggests a raised window or smoke-vent of a tall hall - the architectural picture that gave 尚 its sense of 'high, esteemed'.
semantic
口 kǒu
mouth; opening
The mouth radical sits inside the frame at the bottom. Reading the picture: vapour or light rising from an opening within a tall structure - what is 'esteemed, looked up to'. Compare 当, 堂, 党 which share this lower-口 silhouette.

Stroke Order

尚 shàng