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路上 (lù shang) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 2
路上 (lù shang) is a Chinese word: on the road. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 路上
名 míng noun
on the road
他还在路上，马上就到。
tā hái zài lù shang mǎ shang jiù dào
He's still on the way, will arrive soon.
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Word breakdown
路 lù — road, path, route
Words with this character (31)
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Example
我每天走路去上班。
wǒ měi tiān zǒu lù qù shàng bān
I walk to work every day.
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在路口左转。
zài lù kǒu zuǒ zhuǎn
Turn left at the intersection.
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路边有很多花。
lù biān yǒu hěn duō huā
There are many flowers by the roadside.
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过马路要小心。
guò mǎ lù yào xiǎo xīn
Be careful when crossing the street.
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这条公路连接两个城市。
zhè tiáo gōng lù lián jiē liǎng ge chéng shì
This highway connects two cities.
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- 十 cross-shaped (literally 'ten')
- 字 character/shape (forms compound with 十 meaning 'cross')
- 路 road
- 口 intersection/junction (literally 'mouth/opening')
Example
请在下一个十字路口右转。
qǐng zài xià yī gè shí zì lù kǒu yòu zhuǎn
Please turn right at the next crossroads.
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我路过你家的时候看到你了。
wǒ lù guò nǐ jiā de shí hou kàn dào nǐ le
I saw you when I passed by your house.
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道路两旁种满了树。
dào lù liǎng páng zhòng mǎn le shù
Trees are planted on both sides of the road.
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我们一路聊天，很快就到了。
wǒ men yī lù liáo tiān hěn kuài jiù dào le
We chatted all the way, and arrived quickly.
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- 一 throughout, all the way
- 路 journey, road, way
- 顺 smooth, favorable
- 风 wind (metaphorically: favorable conditions)
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明天你就要出发了，祝你一路顺风！
míng tiān nǐ jiù yào chū fā le zhù nǐ yī lù shùn fēng
Tomorrow you're leaving, wishing you a safe journey!
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这条线路经过市中心。
zhè tiáo xiàn lù jīng guò shì zhōng xīn
This line passes through the city center.
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他只是一个路人，不要太在意。
tā zhǐ shì yí ge lù rén bú yào tài zài yì
He's just a passerby, don't pay too much attention.
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- 路 road, path (the physical or conceptual pathway)
- 线 line (adds the sense of a defined, linear course)
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我们需要规划一条最短的路线。
wǒ men xū yào guī huà yì tiáo zuì duǎn de lù xiàn
We need to plan the shortest route.
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我在森林里迷路了。
wǒ zài sēn lín lǐ mí lù le
I got lost in the forest.
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这条铁路连接两个城市。
zhè tiáo tiě lù lián jiē liǎng gè chéng shì
This railway connects two cities.
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他的思路很清晰。
tā de sī lù hěn qīng xī
His train of thought is very clear.
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我们出发前先查一下路况。
wǒ men chū fā qián xiān chá yī xià lù kuàng
Let's check the road conditions before we depart.
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从北京到上海的路程很远。
cóng Běi jīng dào Shàng hǎi de lù chéng hěn yuǎn
The distance from Beijing to Shanghai is very far.
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雨后路面很滑，开车要小心。
yǔ hòu lù miàn hěn huá kāi chē yào xiǎo xīn
After rain, the road surface is very slippery, so drive carefully.
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学习技能是他的唯一出路。
xué xí jì néng shì tā de wéi yī chū lù
Learning skills is his only way out.
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- 峰 peak, mountain summit (describing the winding mountain terrain)
- 回 wind around, loop back (mountains winding around)
- 路 road, path (the winding path through mountains)
- 转 turn, twist (the path turning and changing direction)
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这个案件看似无解，但峰回路转，新的证据出现了。
zhè ge àn jiàn kàn sì wú jiě dàn fēng huí lù zhuǎn xīn de zhèng jù chū xiàn le
This case seemed unsolvable, but there was an unexpected turn of events, and new evidence appeared.
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请你带路，我不认识这里。
qǐng nǐ dài lù wǒ bù rèn shi zhè lǐ
Please lead the way, I'm not familiar with this area.
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在学习中，我们应该少走弯路，多向有经验的人请教。
zài xué xí zhōng wǒ men yīng gāi shǎo zǒu wān lù duō xiàng yǒu jīng yàn de rén qǐng jiào
In learning, we should take fewer detours and ask experienced people for advice more.
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- 走 to walk; to move (seeking a way out)
- 投 to throw oneself; to seek (refuge or help)
- 无 without; no (negation)
- 路 road; way (option or means)
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他欠了很多债，走投无路，只好向朋友求助。
tā qiàn le hěn duō zhài zǒu tóu wú lù zhǐ hǎo xiàng péng you qiú zhù
He owed a lot of debt and, driven to desperation, had no choice but to ask friends for help.
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我们要找对路子才能解决问题。
wǒ men yào zhǎo duì lù zi cái néng jiě jué wèn tí
We need to find the right approach to solve the problem.
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请输入文件的保存路径。
qǐng shū rù wén jiàn de bǎo cún lù jìng
Please enter the file save path.
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这个路段经常堵车。
zhè ge lù duàn jīng cháng dǔ chē
This road section often has traffic jams.
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路途虽然遥远，但风景很美。
lù tú suī rán yáo yuǎn dàn fēng jǐng hěn měi
Although the journey is long, the scenery is beautiful.
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工人们用沥青铺路。
gōng rén men yòng lì qīng pū lù
The workers pave the road with asphalt.
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他在北京有门路，能帮我们找工作。
tā zài Běi jīng yǒu mén lù néng bāng wǒ men zhǎo gōng zuò
He has connections in Beijing and can help us find jobs.
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如果顺路的话，我可以帮你送过去。
rú guǒ shùn lù de huà wǒ kě yǐ bāng nǐ sòng guò qù
If it's on the way, I can deliver it for you.
上 shàng / shang — on, upon (indicating position on or state of traveling)
Contextual pronunciation: shang
Words with this character (57)
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Example
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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我每天早上七点去上学。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang qī diǎn qù shàng xué
I go to school at 7 o'clock every morning.
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我每天早上八点上班。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn shàng bān
I go to work at 8 o'clock every morning.
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我们每天早上八点上课。
wǒ men měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn shàng kè
We attend class at 8 o'clock every morning.
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我每天早上六点起床。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn qǐ chuáng
I get up at six o'clock every morning.
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我晚上要去看电影。
wǒ wǎn shang yào qù kàn diàn yǐng
I'm going to watch a movie in the evening.
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我们一起上去看看吧。
wǒ men yì qǐ shàng qù kàn kan ba
Let's go up together and take a look.
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他从楼下上来了。
tā cóng lóu xià shàng lái le
He came up from downstairs.
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我每天都上网看新闻。
wǒ měi tiān dōu shàng wǎng kàn xīn wén
I go online every day to read the news.
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书在桌子上面。
shū zài zhuō zi shàng miàn
The book is on the table.
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我喜欢在网上购物。
wǒ xǐ huan zài wǎng shàng gòu wù
I like to shop online.
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她买了一件新上衣。
tā mǎi le yī jiàn xīn shàng yī
She bought a new top.
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- 以 from, starting from (indicates a reference point)
- 上 up, above (indicates upward direction or higher value)
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十八岁以上的人可以投票。
shí bā suì yǐ shàng de rén kě yǐ tóu piào
People 18 years and above can vote.
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我马上就来。
wǒ mǎ shàng jiù lái
I'll come immediately.
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这家公司提供上门维修服务。
zhè jiā gōng sī tí gōng shàng mén wéi xiū fú wù
This company provides door-to-door repair service.
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我喜欢这个工作，加上工资也不错。
wǒ xǐ huan zhè ge gōng zuò jiā shàng gōng zī yě bù cuò
I like this job, plus the salary is also good.
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- 基 foundation, base (forms the base meaning of 'fundamental')
- 本 root, origin (reinforces the fundamental nature)
- 上 grammatical suffix (converts the adjective into an adverb)
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我基本上每天都锻炼。
wǒ jī běn shàng měi tiān dōu duàn liàn
I basically exercise every day.
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- 实 real, actual
- 际 situation, circumstance (combines with 实 to mean 'actual situation')
- 上 on, upon (forms adverbial suffix meaning 'in terms of')
Example
这道题看起来很难，实际上很简单。
zhè dào tí kàn qǐ lái hěn nán shí jì shàng hěn jiǎn dān
This problem looks difficult, but actually it's simple.
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现在很多会议都是线上举行的。
xiàn zài hěn duō huì yì dōu shì xiàn shàng jǔ xíng de
Nowadays many meetings are held online.
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你快点，还能赶上火车。
nǐ kuài diǎn hái néng gǎn shàng huǒ chē
Hurry up, you can still catch the train.
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他上下打量了我一番。
tā shàng xià dǎ liàng le wǒ yī fān
He looked me up and down.
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- 上 up, upward (indicating direction from local to remote/server)
- 传 to transmit, to transfer (the action of sending data)
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我需要上传这些照片到云端。
wǒ xū yào shàng chuán zhè xiē zhào piàn dào yún duān
I need to upload these photos to the cloud.
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太阳从东方上升。
tài yáng cóng dōng fāng shàng shēng
The sun rises from the east.
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房价又上涨了。
fáng jià yòu shàng zhǎng le
House prices have risen again.
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箭头向上指。
jiàn tóu xiàng shàng zhǐ
The arrow points upward.
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天上有很多星星。
tiān shàng yǒu hěn duō xīng xing
There are many stars in the sky.
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他第一次上台演讲很紧张。
tā dì yī cì shàng tái yǎn jiǎng hěn jǐn zhāng
He was very nervous going on stage to speak for the first time.
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这家公司计划明年上市。
zhè jiā gōng sī jì huà míng nián shàng shì
This company plans to go public next year.
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他在网上买东西上当了。
tā zài wǎng shàng mǎi dōng xi shàng dàng le
He was deceived when buying things online.
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我们计划在五月上旬出发去旅行。
wǒ men jì huà zài wǔ yuè shàng xún chū fā qù lǚ xíng
We plan to depart for travel in early May.
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我需要向上级汇报这个问题。
wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng jí huì bào zhè ge wèn tí
I need to report this issue to my superior.
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他是一个很上进的学生。
tā shì yí gè hěn shàng jìn de xué shēng
He is a very motivated student.
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根据上述分析，我们可以得出结论。
gēn jù shàng shù fēn xī wǒ men kě yǐ dé chū jié lùn
Based on the aforementioned analysis, we can draw a conclusion.
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成千上万的人参加了这次活动。
chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén cān jiā le zhè cì huó dòng
Thousands upon thousands of people participated in this event.
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新总统明天上任。
xīn zǒng tǒng míng tiān shàng rèn
The new president takes office tomorrow.
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上半场结束时比分是1比0。
shàng bàn chǎng jié shù shí bǐ fēn shì yī bǐ líng
The score was 1-0 at the end of the first half.
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- 上 upper, above (indicating higher hierarchical position)
- 司 to manage, to oversee (indicating managerial role)
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我需要向上司汇报这件事。
wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng sī huì bào zhè jiàn shì
I need to report this matter to my superior.
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轮到你上场了。
lún dào nǐ shàng chǎng le
It's your turn to go on stage.
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这座建筑的上层是办公室。
zhè zuò jiàn zhù de shàng céng shì bàn gōng shì
The upper floors of this building are offices.
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- 上 to go to, to ascend to (indicating the action of going to one's position)
- 岗 post, station (one's work position or duty station)
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所有保安必须按时上岗。
suǒyǒu bǎo'ān bìxū ànshí shàng gǎng
All security guards must go on duty on time.
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我们需要把这个问题上报给总部。
wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè ge wèn tí shàng bào gěi zǒng bù
We need to report this issue to headquarters.
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这部电影下周上映。
zhè bù diàn yǐng xià zhōu shàng yìng
This film will be released next week.
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这个工厂位于河流的上游。
zhè ge gōng chǎng wèi yú hé liú de shàng yóu
This factory is located upstream of the river.
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这部经典歌剧将在国家大剧院上演。
zhè bù jīng diǎn gē jù jiāng zài guó jiā dà jù yuàn shàng yǎn
This classic opera will be performed at the National Theatre.
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吃太多辣的容易上火。
chī tài duō là de róng yì shàng huǒ
Eating too much spicy food easily causes internal heat.
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很多人看手机容易上瘾。
hěn duō rén kàn shǒu jī róng yì shàng yǐn
Many people easily become addicted to looking at their phones.
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飞机在城市上空飞过。
fēi jī zài chéng shì shàng kōng fēi guò
A plane flew over the city.
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电梯开始上行到十楼。
diàn tī kāi shǐ shàng xíng dào shí lóu
The elevator starts going up to the tenth floor.
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律师建议我们上诉。
lǜ shī jiàn yì wǒ men shàng sù
The lawyer advised us to appeal.
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政府决定上调最低工资标准。
zhèng fǔ jué dìng shàng tiáo zuì dī gōng zī biāo zhǔn
The government decided to raise the minimum wage standard.
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公司设定了加班时间的上限。
gōng sī shè dìng le jiā bān shí jiān de shàng xiàn
The company set an upper limit on overtime hours.
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这两支球队的水平不相上下，比赛非常激烈。
zhè liǎng zhī qiú duì de shuǐ píng bù xiāng shàng xià bǐ sài fēi cháng jī liè
These two teams are evenly matched, so the game is very intense.
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皇上今天很高兴。
huáng shàng jīn tiān hěn gāo xìng
Your Majesty is very happy today.
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- 纸 paper (representing theoretical/written work)
- 上 on (indicates the location where discussion happens)
- 谈 discuss, talk about (theoretical discussion)
- 兵 military strategy, warfare (the subject of discussion)
Example
不要纸上谈兵，应该多实践。
bù yào zhǐ shàng tán bīng yīng gāi duō shí jiàn
Don't be an armchair strategist; you should practice more.
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他的年龄我说不上。
tā de nián líng wǒ shuō bu shàng
I can't say his age.
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- 锦 brocade; represents something already beautiful or valuable
- 上 on, upon; indicates the position where something is added
- 添 add, increase; the action of adding enhancement
- 花 flower; represents additional beauty or embellishment
Example
她的演讲已经很精彩了，配上精美的PPT更是锦上添花。
tā de yǎn jiǎng yǐ jīng hěn jīng cǎi le pèi shàng jīng měi de PPT gèng shì jǐn shàng tiān huā
Her speech was already excellent, and the beautiful PPT made it even better.
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- 雪 snow (representing the initial misfortune)
- 上 on top (indicating position)
- 加 add (the action of adding more trouble)
- 霜 frost (representing additional hardship)
Example
他生病了，雪上加霜的是还丢了工作。
tā shēng bìng le xuě shàng jiā shuāng de shì hái diū le gōng zuò
He got sick, and to add insult to injury, he also lost his job.
Structure & writing
路 is a component in 1 characters
consists of
足 is a component in 29 characters
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各 is a component in 11 characters
Stroke order
上 is a component in 4 characters
上 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order