下 (xià) is a Chinese character meaning “down”. It takes 3 strokes.
Learn to write “down; below”
Watch the stroke order, then write the character yourself. · 3 strokes
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Structure
下
Single unit
- 下 down; below · xià unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+4E0B and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
The short marks of 下 point below its long horizontal stroke: down or below.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
3 strokes
In real words
- 下雨xià yǔto rain下 = xià
- 下面xià miànbelow; underneath下 = xià
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All readings
down; below
down; below; under; to descend or go down
方位在低处；向低处移动；也可表示在某物之下。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 下雨xià yǔto rain下 = xià
- 下面xià miànbelow; underneath下 = xià
Easy to confuse with
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 下 mean?
下 (xià) means down; below; under; to descend or go down.
How do you pronounce 下?
It is pronounced xià.
How many strokes does 下 have?
3. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 下?
一. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 下?
Common ones are 下雨 and 下面. The reading of 下 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.