Chinese Character 下 Meanings and components.

Form

下

Meaning

下 meaning^[3] in English

Down.

Downwards.

Below.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi^[2] character 下 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are one (一) , and surname Bu (卜)

Its radical^[1] is: 一 (yi1) which means: One, 1, Single, A (Article), As Soon As, Entire, Whole, All, Throughout, 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1), Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit, .一yi1one

In cangjie it is written with MY

How to write 下

To write下xia4down you should write a combination of 一yi1one , 卜bo5surname Bu arranged in a 吕 shape:

一 + 卜 = 下

下 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 下 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 下, looks as follow:

下

Pinyin:xia4 Shape:吕

Meaning^[3]: Down . Downwards . Below . Lower . Later . Next (Week Etc) . Second (Of Two Parts) . To Decline . To Go Down . To Arrive At (A Decision, Conclusion Etc) . Measure Word To Show The Frequency Of An Action

一

Pinyin:yi1

Meaning^[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit

卜

Pinyin:bo5

Meaning^[3]: Surname Bu

Notes

[1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical
[2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter
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