上课 (shàng kè)

to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class

Character breakdown

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.
课 (kè) · 10 strokes

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 果 represents the sound. Simplified form of 課.

Example sentences

你几点上课？ — What time is class for you?
学校九点上课。 — School begins at nine.
你明天几点上课？ — What time does class start for you tomorrow?
上课时不能闲聊。 — You can't chatter during class.
我们明天下午不上课。 — We don't have class tomorrow afternoon.

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