See also , and

      Translingual

      Stroke order
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      Stroke order
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      Phonosemantic interpretation

      Old Chinese Initial /*-k/ lends semantic value Frame. Oracle bone script style is an ideogram showing one line below another, suggesting the idea of under. Source: Howell & Morimoto

      Etymology

      下 in its shell and bone form is an ideogram (指事) that shows the concept of down by showing one line below another (contrast ). The shell and bone form evolved into 下, the character used today. (See earlier forms here.)

      Han character

      (radical 1 +2, 3 strokes, cangjie input 一卜 (MY), four-corner 10230)

      1. under, underneath, below
      2. down
      3. inferior
      4. bring down

      Antonyms

      See also

      • (also means “down” in some uses)

      References

      • KangXi: page 76, character 10
      • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14
      • Dae Jaweon: page 147, character 1
      • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 7, character 1
      • Unihan data for U+4E0B

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      Cantonese

      Hanzi

      (Yale ha6, ha5)


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      Japanese

      Kanji

      (grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

      Readings

      Compounds

      Noun

      (hiragana した, romaji shita)

      1. the below

      Noun

      (hiragana しも, romaji shimo)

      1. lower portion, end

      Noun

      (hiragana もと, romaji moto)

      1. lower portion; base
      2. under the influence of

      Suffix

      (hiragana , romaji -ka)

      1. under a situation

      Noun

      (hiragana , romaji ge)

      1. the last volume in a two- or three-volume set

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      Korean

      Hanja


      Eumhun:

      • Sound (hangeul):  (revised: ha, McCune-Reischauer: ha)
      • Name (hangeul): 아래 (revised: alae, McCune-Reischauer: arae)

      References


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      Mandarin

      simpl. and trad.

      Pronunciation

      Hanzi

      (pinyin xià (xià), Wade-Giles hsia4)

      Verb

      (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xià)

      1. to go down
        下船 (xiàchuán)
        to disembark from a boat
        下樓, 下楼 (xiàlóu)
        to go downstairs
        下山 (xiàshān)
        to go down the mountain
        走下 (zǒuxià)
        to walk down
      2. to get out of
        下床 (xiàchuáng)
        to get out of bed
      3. to fall down
        落下 (luòxià)
        to fall down
        下雪 (xiàxuě)
        to snow
        下雨 (xiàyǔ)
        to rain
      4. to issue
        下令 (xiàlìng)
        to issue an order
      5. to put in
        下面條, 下面条 (xiàmiàntiáo)
        to put noodles into boiling water
      6. to give
      7. to begin
        下筆, 下笔 (xiàbǐ)
        to start writing
      8. to finish
        下班 (xiàbān)
        to get off work
        下课 (xiàkè)
        to finish class
      9. to give birth (as an animal)
        下豬仔, 下猪仔 (xiàzhūzǎi)
        to have piglets
      10. to lay
        下蛋 (xiàdàn)
        to lay eggs
      11. used after a verb to express height
      12. used after a verb to express space
      13. used after a verb to express the separation of an object
      14. used after a verb to express the end of an action

      Adjective

      (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xià)

      1. low
        下層, 下层 (xiàcéng)
        lower level
      1. inferior
        下品 (xiàpǐn)
        inferior products
      1. next
        下次 (xiàcì)
        next time

      Preposition

      (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xià)

      1. under
        樹下, 树下 (shùxià)
        under the tree
        在些個條件下, 在这些条件下 (zài zhèxiē tiáojiàn xià)
        under these conditions
      1. down
        樓下, 楼下 (lóuxià)
        downstairs
      1. with
        在朋友的幫助下, 在朋友的帮助下 (zài péngyou de bāngzhù xià)
        with help from friends

      Measure word

      (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xià)

      1. used when counting time

      Compounds


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      Middle Chinese

      Han character

      (hà hǎ)


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      Min Nan

      Hanzi

      (POJ ē (e7), hā (ha7), kē (ke7), hē (he7))


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      Vietnamese

      Han character

      (hạ)

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