下
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Etymology [edit]
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 上). The shell and bone form evolved into 下, the character used today. (See earlier forms here.)
Han character [edit]
下 (radical 1 一+2, 3 strokes, cangjie input 一卜 (MY), four-corner 10230)
Antonyms [edit]
See also [edit]
- 氐 (also means “down” in some uses)
References [edit]
- 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
- http://www.kanjinetworks.com/eng/kanji-dictionary/online-kanji-etymology-dictionary.cfm
Cantonese [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
下 (Yale ha6, ha5)
Japanese [edit]
Kanji [edit]
Readings [edit]
- On: か (ka), げ (ge)
- Kun: した (shita), しも (shimo), もと (moto), さがる (下がる, sagaru), さげる (下げる, sageru), くだる (下る, kudaru), くだす (下す, kudasu), くださる (下さる, kudasaru), おりる (下りる, oriru), おろす (下ろす, orosu)
Compounds [edit]
- 下限 (かげん, kagen)
- 下弦 (かげん, kagen)
- 下降 (かこう, kakou)
- 下剋上 (げこくじょう, gekokujō)
- 下車 (げしゃ, gesha)
- 下種、下衆、下司 (げす, gesu)
- 下駄 (げた, geta)
- 下痢 (げり, geri)
- 下着 (したぎ, shitagi)
- 上下巻
- 上中下巻
- 下関 (しものせき, shimonoseki)
- 靴下 (くつした, kutsushita)
Noun [edit]
- the below
Noun [edit]
- lower portion, end
Noun [edit]
- lower portion; base
- under the influence of
Suffix [edit]
- under a situation
Noun [edit]
Korean [edit]
Hanja [edit]
下
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 하 (revised: ha, McCune-Reischauer: ha)
- Name (hangeul): 아래 (revised: alae, McCune-Reischauer: arae)
References [edit]
Mandarin [edit]
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Pronunciation [edit]
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audio (file)
Hanzi [edit]
下 (pinyin xià (xià), Wade-Giles hsia4)
Verb [edit]
下 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xià)
- to go down
- to get out of
- 下床 (xiàchuáng)
- to get out of bed
- 下床 (xiàchuáng)
- to fall down
- to issue
- 下令 (xiàlìng)
- to issue an order
- 下令 (xiàlìng)
- to put in
- to give
- to begin
- to finish
- to give birth (as an animal)
- to lay
- 下蛋 (xiàdàn)
- to lay eggs
- 下蛋 (xiàdàn)
- used after a verb to express height
- used after a verb to express space
- used after a verb to express the separation of an object
- used after a verb to express the end of an action
Adjective [edit]
下 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xià)
- inferior
- 下品 (xiàpǐn)
- inferior products
- 下品 (xiàpǐn)
- next
- 下次 (xiàcì)
- next time
- 下次 (xiàcì)
Preposition [edit]
下 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xià)
- under
Measure word [edit]
下 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xià)
- used when counting time
Compounds [edit]
Compounds
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Min Nan [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
下 (POJ ē (e7), hā (ha7), kē (ke7), hē (he7))
Vietnamese [edit]
Han character [edit]
下 (hạ)
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