Chinese symbol for “downward”
向下
xiàng xià
down; downward
The closest CC-CEDICT match for downward is 向下 (xiàng xià), defined as: down; downward.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 向下.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction; orientation |
| 走向 | zǒu xiàng | direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) |
| 倾向 (傾向) | qīng xiàng | trend; tendency |
| 转向 (轉向) | zhuǎn xiàng | to change direction; fig. to change one's stance |
| 面向 | miàn xiàng | to face; to turn towards; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; (Tw) aspect; facet |
| 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) |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.