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上午 (shàng wǔ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 1

上午 (shàng wǔ) is a Chinese word: morning. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 上午

名 míng noun

morning

我上午有一个会议。

wǒ shàng wǔ yǒu yí gè huì yì

I have a meeting in the morning.

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Word breakdown

上 shàng — upper, first half (of the day)

午 wǔ — noon, midday (as reference point)

Structure & writing
1 上 shàng — upper; high position (opposite of 下); ① preceding in order ② higher in rank or quality
上 is a component in 4 characters

上 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 午 wǔ — the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches
午 is a component in 2 characters

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