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
下雪
xiàxuě
to snow
Characters in this word
雪 xuě
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 雨 — rain
- Made of
- 雨 rain 彐 snout
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 今天下雪。 Jīn tiān xià xuě. It is snowing today.
- 北京下雪了。 Běi jīng xià xuě le. It snowed in Beijing.
- 明天会下雪。 Míng tiān huì xià xuě. It will snow tomorrow.
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
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 放下 fàngxia to put down