下 xià
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- 一 one 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
下午
xiàwǔ
afternoon
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 下午我去商店。 Xiàwǔ wǒ qù shāngdiàn. I'm going to the shop this afternoon.
- 下午我有课。 Xiàwǔ wǒ yǒu kè. I have classes in the afternoon.
- 今天下午天气很好。 Jīntiān xiàwǔ tiānqì hěn hǎo. The weather is nice this afternoon.
Related words
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 上午 shàngwǔ morning
- 午饭 wǔfàn lunch