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IDENTITY

xiàdown; under; to descend

HSK 1Top 50

CORE MEANING

down; under; to descend

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.under; belowHSK1
  2. 2.to go down; nextHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
one radical (yī)
strokes
3
Structure
single structure
IDS sequence
⿱一卜
    • part of the structure
    • part of the structure

USAGE

Common words

下午xiàwǔafternoon
下雨xiàyǔto rain
下面xiàmiànunder

Graded examples

  • 下午我们去看电影。Xiàwǔ wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng.HSK2

    We are going to see a movie this afternoon.

RELATIONS

LEARNING

Memory aid

A mark below the ground line — down, beneath.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#50
Memory aid
imagery

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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