HSK 1

(xià): under, underneath, below

xià

under, underneath, below

Pinyin

xià

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

under, underneath, below

How to Write (xià)

is written in 3 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

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Origin of

One stroke under another; compare 上 (above)

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

one
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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

一下

yīxià

下午

xiàwǔ

下属

xiàshǔ

下载

xiàzǎi

下雨

xiàyǔ

不相上下

bùxiāngshàngxià

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