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HSK 1 · Work

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

Stroke order of 上班

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

上 · 3 strokes班 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

Go "上" up to your "班" shift, where a knife "刂" splits two jade pieces "王" for the day's work.

Parts: 上 up; go to + 班 shift; class (two 王 jade split by 刂 knife)

The characters in 上班

  • 上 shàng — up; on; above (3 strokes)
  • 班 bān — class; team (10 strokes)

Example sentence

我爸爸坐公共汽车上班。

My dad takes the bus to work.

Words with 上

Words with 班

More words: Work

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