to promote to a higher post; (linguistics) rising intonation; (Chinese linguistics) rising tone
trad. 升調
Also written 升調【shēng diào】
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2升
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to ascend; to rise, to promote; to elevate, liter, unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗[dou3])
- Pinyin
- shēng
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 4450 of 2500
调
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to transfer, to move (troops or cadres), to investigate, to enquire into, accent, view, argument, key (in music), mode (music), tune, tone, melody
- Pinyin
- diào
- Traditional
- 調
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 5104 of 2500