下 — Chinese character
下
xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
- Pinyin
- xià
- Radical
- 1 ⼀ (One)
- Strokes
- 3
- Components
- 一 卜
- Formation
- ideographic — One stroke under another; compare 上 (above)
- Japanese
- 下 as a kanji
Common words with 下
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
| 下来 (下來) | xià lai | to come down; (completed action marker) |
| 下载 (下載) | xià zǎi | to download; also pr. [xia4zai4] |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; 个 (gè) |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go down; to descend |
| 留下 | liú xià | to leave behind; to stay behind |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven; the whole world |
| 下面 | xià miàn | below; under |
| 下面 (下麵) | xià miàn | to boil noodles |
| 之下 | zhī xià | under; beneath |
| 下降 | xià jiàng | to decline; to drop |
English words written with 下
下 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 81 · Analects 45 · Art of War 12 · I Ching 3 · Mencius 237 · Zhuangzi 412 · Great Learning 10 · Doctrine of the Mean 38
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 13
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 14
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 17
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 22
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 25
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 26
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 28
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