下
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
3 strokes
Dict coverage rank #58 U+4E0B
How 下 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
One stroke under another; compare 上 (above)
How to remember it
below · Heisig RSH #46
magic wand + ceiling
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 下 as their sound component
These characters all use 下 (xià) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下 sound component | xià | below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next |
| 虾 | xiā | shrimp, prawn |
| 吓 | xià | to scare, to frighten; to threaten, to intimidate |
Words containing 下
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一下子 | yī xià zi | once; one time; (following a verb) for a moment; briefly; for a little while; in no time; … |
| 一下儿 | yī xià r | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 地下水 | dì xià shuǐ | groundwater |
| 不下 | bù xià | to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) |
| 下人 | xià rén | (old) servant; (dialect) children; grandchildren |
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or sugge… |
| 下山 | xià shān | to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set |
| 山下 | Shān xià | Yamashita (Japanese surname) |
| 下水 | xià shuǐ | downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into… |
| 下水 | xià shui | offal; viscera; tripe |
| 水下 | shuǐ xià | under the water; submarine |
| 下头 | xià tóu | (slang) (of a person or manner) off-putting; (slang) to feel put off |
| 不分上下 | bù fēn shàng xià | not to know one's place |
| 心下 | xīn xià | in mind |
| 生下 | shēng xià | to give birth to |
| 下地 | xià dì | to go down to the fields; to get up from bed; to leave one's sickbed; to be born |
| 地下 | dì xià | underground; subterranean; covert |
| 不分高下 | bù fēn gāo xià | equally matched; not much to distinguish who is stronger |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule |
| 下马 | xià mǎ | to dismount from a horse; (fig.) to abandon (a project) |