以上
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
以上 (yǐshàng) · above
以上 (yǐshàng) means “above; more than; the above”. It is written with 2 characters: 以 (with) + 上 (on). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 以上 is built
The characters
以 yǐ · with
What 以 is made of
- 人rén — person
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
十八岁以上可以开车。Shíbā suì yǐshàng kěyǐ kāichē.People eighteen and older can drive.
以上是我的意见。Yǐshàng shì wǒ de yìjiàn.That is my opinion.
Questions about 以上
What does 以上 mean?
以上 (yǐshàng) means “above; more than; the above”.
How do you pronounce 以上?
以上 is pronounced yǐshàng.
Which HSK level is 以上?
以上 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 可以kěyǐcan
- 所以suǒyǐso
- 以后yǐhòuafter
- 以前yǐqiánbefore
- 以外yǐwàibesides
- 以为yǐwéito think (mistakenly)
- 以下yǐxiàbelow
- 以来yǐláisince
- 以及yǐjíand
- 以内yǐnèiwithin
Learn 以上 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.