Chinese symbol for “following”
下列
xià liè
the following; listed below
The closest CC-CEDICT match for following is 下列 (xià liè), defined as: the following; listed below.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “following”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以后 (以後) | yǐ hòu | after; later |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
| 随着 (隨著) | suí zhe | along with; in the wake of |
| 下面 | xià miàn | below; under |
| 接下来 (接下來) | jiē xià lái | to accept; to take |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 下列.
| 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 |
| 系列 | xì liè | series; set |
| 一系列 | yī xì liè | a series of; a string of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “following”.
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.