上声 Traditional form: 上聲 Pinyin (reading): shǎngshēng Definitions: falling and rising tone third tone in modern Mandarin Characters: 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous 声 - sound, noise; voice, tone, music Traditional characters: 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous 聲 - sound, noise; voice, tone, music