to rise; to go up
上 (shǎng) · 3 strokes
Originally a small line or dot above a longer line, indicating "up". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from 二 (two). Opposite of 下.
涨 (zhǎng) · 10 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 张 represents the sound. Simplified form of 漲.