下(xià)

HSK 13 strokes

down

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Character information

Pinyin
xià
Meaning
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 下 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱一卜

One stroke under another; compare 上 (above)

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

一yī卜bǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 下 step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 下

Common words using 下 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xià下lái来
HSK 3

to come down

Open 下来 page →
shàng上xià下
HSK 5

the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bot…

Open 上下 page →
yī一xià下zǐ子
HSK 5

once; one time

Open 一下子 page →
xià下yī一dài代
HSK 7-9

the next generation

Open 下一代 page →
xià下lìng令
HSK 7-9

to give an order; to issue an order

Open 下令 page →
xià下gōng功fū夫
HSK 7-9

variant of 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5]

Open 下功夫 page →
yī一xià下

(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the…

Open 一下 page →
xià下shì世

to die; future incarnation; next life; to be born; to come into the world; …

Open 下世 page →

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From 下’s common words

来上一子代令功夫

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