下
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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
- HSK 3.0
- Level 1
- Old HSK
- Level 1
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 +2
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 下
- Common rank
- #58
- Unicode
- U+4E0B
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Formation & memory
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Words with 下
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一下儿 | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] | |
| 下车 | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) | |
| 下边 | under; the underside; below | |
| 下雨 | to rain | |
| 下次 | next time | |
| 下班 | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) | |
| 坐下 | to sit down | |
| 楼下 | downstairs | |
| 下课 | to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to … | |
| 下午 | afternoon; CL:個|个[ge4]; p.m. | |
| 一下子 | once; one time; (following a verb) for a moment; briefly; for a little while; in no time; … | |
| 地下水 | groundwater | |
| 不下 | to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) | |
| 下人 | (old) servant; (dialect) children; grandchildren | |
| 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or sugge… | |
| 下山 | to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set | |
| 山下 | Yamashita (Japanese surname) | |
| 下水 | downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into… | |
| 下水 | offal; viscera; tripe | |
| 水下 | under the water; submarine |
Sound family
These characters use 下 as their sound component — compare how they read.