升

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: sêng1
POJ: seng
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to rise; to ascend, to promote; to elevate, liter (unit of volume)
升

The character is highly polysemous (verb 'to rise/promote' vs. noun 'liter' unit of volume vs. surname), all sharing the sêng1 reading; the verb sense was chosen as primary.

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