below, down, under, lower
Animated Stroke Order 下
Stroke Order Diagrams 下

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HSK Vocabulary: 下
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 下 is used in context
1
jīn今
tiān天
xià下
wǔ午
kě可
néng能
huì会
xià下
yǔ雨
。
It might rain this afternoon.
2
kuài快
dì递
fàng放
zài在
lóu楼
xià下
dà大
tīng厅
le了
。
The package is placed in the downstairs lobby
3
wǒ我
liù六
diǎn点
zhōng钟
xià下
bān班
huí回
jiā家
。
I get off work at six and go home
4
xià下
wǔ午
hǎo好
。
Good afternoon.
5
wǒ我
xià下
wǔ午
yào要
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
sàn散
bù步
。
I am going to take a walk in the park in the afternoon.
6
jīn今
tiān天
xià下
wǔ午
de的
huì会
yì议
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
yào要
,
qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
zhǔn准
shí时
cān参
jiā加
。
This afternoon's meeting is very important, please attend on time.
7
jīn今
tiān天
xià下
yǔ雨
le了
。
It is raining today.
8
rú如
guǒ果
míng明
tiān天
xià下
yǔ雨
,
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
bù不
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
le了
。
If it rains tomorrow, we won't go to the park.
9
tiān天
qì气
yù预
bào报
shuō说
xià下
wǔ午
huì会
xià下
yǔ雨
,
suǒ所
yǐ以
chū出
mén门
jì记
de得
dài带
sǎn伞
。
The weather forecast says it will rain in the afternoon, so remember to bring an umbrella when you go out.
10
nǐ你
kàn看
yī一
xià下
zhè这
běn本
shū书
。
Take a look at this book.
Information
Traditional下
Radical一
Strokes3
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#5
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄚˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+4E0B
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality