xià

under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down

DEFINITIONS

下 xià
  • 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

STROKES

WORDS

tái xià off the stage; in the audience
人 xiāng xià rén country folk; rustic; rural folk
颚 xià è mandible (lower jaw)
沉 xià chén to sink down
子 liǎng xià zi a couple of times; to repeat the same; the same old trick; tricks of the trade
piē xia to cast away
辈子 xià bèi zi the next life
垂 xià chuí to droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging; drooping; prolapse (medicine)
身 xià shēn lower part of the body; genitalia; trousers
不为例 xià bù wéi lì not to be repeated; not to be taken as a precedent; just this once
落不明 xià luò bù míng unaccounted; unknown whereabouts
决心 xià jué xīn to determine; to resolve
líng xià below zero
回 xià huí next chapter; next time
yàn xià to swallow; to suppress
shān xià Yamashita (Japanese surname)
边 xià bian under; the underside; below
层 xià céng underlayer; lower class; lower strata; substrate
厨 xià chú to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal); to cook
跪 xià guì to kneel; to go down on one's knees
体 xià tǐ lower body; euphemism for genitals; root and stem of plants
gāo xià relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)
马 xià mǎ to dismount from a horse; (fig.) to abandon (a project)
跌 xià diē to fall; to tumble
luò xià to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)