HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
上
Up, above, top, or to go up.
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 上 look like this?
The character is an ideogram (a picture of an idea). Originally, it was a long horizontal line representing a base or ground level, with a shorter stroke above it to indicate the direction 'up.' Over time, it evolved into the modern three-stroke version you see now!