HanziCraft - Information on 下,課

下
課

下

Previous (着)Next (自)

Meta:

下 is the 42nd most frequent character.
下 has 1 dictionary entry.
下 appears as a character in 255 words.
下 appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

下 => 一, 卜

Radical :

下 => 一 (one), 卜 (divination)

Graphical :

下 => 一, 丨, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

xia4 - down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of two parts)/to decline/to go down/to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

Pronunciation Clues:

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

下载 (下載)

Medium Frequency

下来 (下來)

下车 (下車)

下辈子 (下輩子)

写下 (寫下)

接下来 (接下來)

楼下 (樓下)

当下 (當下)

许下 (許下)

这下 (這下)

乡下 (鄉下)

Appears In:

下 also appears in:

課

Previous (触)Next (敬)

Meta:

課 is the 1206th most frequent character.
課 has 1 dictionary entry.
課 appears as a character in 38 words.
課 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

課 => 言, 果

Radical :

課 => 言 (speech), 田 (field), 木 (tree)

Graphical :

課 => 一, 丶, 二, 口, 冂, 一, 丨, 一, 一, 丨, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

ke4 - subject/course/CL: 門|门[men2]/class/lesson/CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]/to levy/tax/form of divination

Pronunciation Clues:

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

上课 (上課)

Medium Frequency

下课 (下課)

功课 (功課)

必修课 (必修課)

听课 (聽課)

补课 (補課)

课堂 (課堂)

课室 (課室)

课文 (課文)

课本 (課本)

课程 (課程)

课表 (課表)

课题 (課題)

讲课 (講課)

逃课 (逃課)

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.