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
a picture of 下 → a mark placed beneath a line, meaning below
The original oracle-bone form showed a short stroke placed beneath a horizontal line — a dot or mark sitting below a reference point. The character is a pure pictograph of positional relationship, not a compound.
请把书放在桌子下面。
qǐng bǎ shū fàng zài zhuō zi xià miàn 。
Please put the book under the table.
下个星期我们要开一个重要的会议。
xià gè xīng qī wǒ men yào kāi yī gè zhòng yào de huì yì 。
Next week we are going to hold an important meeting.
Words with 下
下驮
xià tuó
geta (Japanese clogs)
下挫
xià cuò
(of sales, prices etc) to fall
下药
xià yào
to prescribe medicine
一下子
yī xià zi
in a short while
下个月
xià gè yuè
next month
地下室
dì xià shì
basement
部下
bù xià
troops under one's command
下场
xià chǎng
to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
下场
xià chang
the end
下线
xià xiàn
to go offline
咽下
yàn xià
to swallow
泪如雨下
lèi rú yǔ xià
tears falling like rain (idiom)