Usage of the character 昇
shēng
昇
[昇]
- (used as a surname and in given names)
shēng
升
[昇]
- to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 (shēng))
- to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 (shēng))
shēngpíng
升平
[昇平]
- peaceful
Bì Shēng
毕昇
[畢昇]
- Bi Sheng (990-1051), inventor of movable type
Hán Shēngzhū
韩昇洙
[韓昇洙]
- Han Seung-soo (1936-), South Korean diplomat and politician, prime minister 2008-2009
zhíshēngjī
直升机
[直昇機]
- variant of 直升機／直升机 (zhíshēngjī)
gēwǔshēngpíng
歌舞升平
[歌舞昇平]
- lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
- fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
sìhǎishēngpíng
四海升平
[四海昇平]
- (idiom) the whole world is at peace
jīnwūxīzhuì,yùtùdōngshēng
金乌西坠，玉兔东升
[金烏西墜，玉兔東昇]
- lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
- fig. at sunset