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.
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
Example sentence
我爸爸坐公共汽车上班。
My dad takes the bus to work.