 | 上 | shàng | on top / upon / above / upper / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) |  |
| 公 | gōng | public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五 / 等 / 爵 / 位 / [wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in | |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) | |
| 等 | děng | class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / to wait for / to await / et cetera / and so on / et al. (and other authors) / after / as soon as / once | |
| 士 | shì | member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / first class military rank / specialist worker | |
| 流 | liú | to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade | |
| 般 | bān | sort / kind / class / way / manner | |
| 班 | bān | team / class / squad / work shift / ranking / CL:個 / |个 / [ge4] / classifier for groups | |
| 旗 | qí | banner / flag / (in Qing times) refers to Manchurian ruling class, from 八 / 旗 / [ba1 qi2] eight banners / administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣 / |县 / [xian4] county / CL:面 / [mian4] | |
| 峰 | fēng | (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit / mountain-like in appearance / highest level / classifier for camels | |
| 崇 | chóng | high / sublime / lofty / to esteem / to worship | |
| 曹 | cáo | class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old) | |
| 凌 | líng | to approach / to rise high / thick ice / to insult or maltreat | |
| 侯 | hóu | marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五 / 等 / 爵 / 位 / [wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / nobleman or high official | |
| 刷 | shuā | to brush / to paint / to daub / to paste up / to skip class (of students) / to fire from a job | |
| 岳 | yuè | high mountain / highest peak of a mountain ridge | |
| 昂 | áng | to lift / to raise / to raise one's head / high / high spirits / soaring / expensive | |
| 卿 | qīng | high ranking official (old) / term of endearment between spouses (old) / (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) / honorific (old) | |
| 耸 | sǒng | to excite / to raise up / to shrug / high / lofty / towering | |
| 咖 | kā | coffee / class / grade | |
| 峻 | jùn | (of mountains) high / harsh or severe | |
| 崔 | cuī | high mountain / precipitous | |
| 畴 | chóu | arable fields / cultivated field / class / category | |
| 旷 | kuàng | to neglect / to skip (class or work) / to waste (time) / vast / loose-fitting | |
| 襄 | xiāng | to help / to assist / mutual assistance / to rush into or up / to raise or hold up / high / tall / old variant of 欀 / chariot horse (old) / change (old) | |
| 崭 | zhǎn | high / very | |
| 亢 | kàng | high / overbearing / excessive | |
| 汛 | xùn | high water / flood / to sprinkle water | |
| 屹 | yì | high and steep | |
| 潼 | tóng | high / name of a pass | |
| 埂 | gěng | strip of high ground / low earth dyke separating fields | |
| 骧 | xiāng | (literary) to run friskily (of a horse) / to raise / to hold high | |
| 馗 | kuí | cheekbone / crossroads / high | |
| 崴 | wēi | high, lofty / precipitous | |
| 杲 | gǎo | high / sun shines brightly / to shine | |
| 类 | lèi | kind / type / class / category / similar / like / to resemble | |
| 锴 | kǎi | high quality iron | |
| 侪 | chái | a class / a company / companion | |
| 岿 | kuī | high and mighty (of mountain) / hilly | |
| 门 | mén | gate / door / CL:扇 / [shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個 / |个 / [ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classi | |
| 纲 | gāng | head rope of a fishing net / guiding principle / key link / class (taxonomy) / outline / program | |
| 课 | kè | subject / course / CL: 門 / |门 / [men2] / class / lesson / CL:堂 / [tang2],節 / |节 / [jie2] / to levy / tax / form of divination | |
| 轩 | xuān | pavilion with a view / high / tall / high fronted, curtained carriage (old) | |
| 龑 | yǎn | high and bright | |
| 阆 | làng | lofty / high gate / empty moat | |
| 磪 | cuī | a high mountain / precipitous | |
| 髞 | sào | high / imposing / eminent | |
| 侇 | yí | (old) class / category / corpse | |
| 崟 | yín | high / rugged mountains / steep | |
| 皐 | gāo | high riverbank / variant of 皋 / bank / marsh | |
| 嶢 | yáo | high / steep / to tower | |
| 飂 | liáo | wind in high places | |
| 屴 | lì | high mountain range | |
| 峞 | wéi | high and uneven | |
| A咖 | A kā | class "A" / top grade | |
| 快速 | kuài sù | fast / high-speed / rapid | |
| 一声 | yī shēng | first tone in Mandarin (high level tone) | |
| 高级 | gāo jí | high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking | |
| 高度 | gāo dù | height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL:個 / |个 / [ge4] | |
| 高速 | gāo sù | high speed | |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school / abbr. for 高 / 級 / 中 / 學 / |高 / 级 / 中 / 学 / [gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] | |
| 将军 | jiāng jūn | general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot | |
| 一级 | yī jí | first class / category A | |
| 种类 | zhǒng lèi | kind / genus / type / category / variety / species / sort / class | |
| 二级 | èr jí | grade 2 / second class / category B | |
| 初中 | chū zhōng | junior high school / abbr. for 初 / 級 / 中 / 學 / |初 / 级 / 中 / 学 / [chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] | |
| 高层 | gāo céng | high level / high class | |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class | |
| 高潮 | gāo cháo | high tide / high water / upsurge / climax / orgasm / chorus (part of a song) | |
| 高档 | gāo dàng | superior quality / high grade / top grade | |
| 星级 | xīng jí | star rating / top-class / highly rated | |
| 打工 | dǎ gōng | to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation | |
| 高端 | gāo duān | high-end | |
| 高等 | gāo děng | higher / high level / advanced | |
| 三级 | sān jí | grade 3 / third class / category C | |
| 可达 | kě dá | can reach / can get as high as / up to | |
| 高温 | gāo wēn | high temperature | |
| 出身 | chū shēn | to be born of / to come from / family background / class origin | |
| 高压 | gāo yā | high pressure / high-handed | |
| 四级 | sì jí | grade 4 / fourth class / category D | |
| 快感 | kuài gǎn | pleasure / thrill / delight / joy / pleasurable sensation / a high | |
| 一类 | yī lèi | same type / category 1 (i.e. class A) | |
| 档次 | dàng cì | grade / class / quality / level | |
| 高山 | gāo shān | high mountain / alpine | |
| 高价 | gāo jià | high price | |
| 队友 | duì yǒu | member of same class, team, work group etc / teammate | |
| 阶层 | jiē céng | hierarchy / stratum / social class | |
| 发烧 | fā shāo | to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever | |
| 天线 | tiān xiàn | antenna / mast / connection with high-ranking officials | |
| 过高 | guò gāo | too high | |
| 大类 | dà lèi | main type / main class / main category | |
| 同等 | tóng děng | equal to / having the same social class or status | |
| 发热 | fā rè | to have a high temperature / feverish / unable to think calmly / to emit heat | |
| 课时 | kè shí | class / period | |
| 高位 | gāo wèi | high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc | |
| 班长 | bān zhǎng | class monitor / squad leader / team leader / CL:個 / |个 / [ge4] | |
| 阶级 | jiē jí | (social) class / CL:個 / |个 / [ge4] | |
| 下课 | xià kè | to finish class / to get out of class | |
| 将领 | jiàng lǐng | high-ranking military officer | |
| 赞叹 | zàn tàn | to sigh or gasp in admiration / high praise | |
