shang

See also shāng, sháng, shǎng, and shàng

Mandarin

Romanization

shang

1. 上: on
   • Bible Genesis Chapter 1 verse 2

     Dì shì kōngxū hùndùn. Yuānmiàn hēi'àn. Shén de líng yùnxíng zài shuǐmiàn shang.

     The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Romanization

shang

1. A spelling of any Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones: shāng, sháng, shǎng or shàng.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.