• 42nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 446 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xià (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.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一下 
下午 
下载 (下載)
天下 

Uncommon

一下子 
上下 
下来 (下來)
下去 
下场 (下場)
下属 (下屬)
下巴 
下手 
下班 
下课 (下課)
下跌 
下车 (下車)
下辈子 (下輩子)
下酒 
下降 
下雨 
下雪 
下面 
之下 
以下 
倒下 
停下 
剩下 
地下 
坐下 
如下 
写下 (寫下)
底下 
手下 
拿下 
接下来 (接下來)
放下 
旗下 
楼下 (樓下)
留下 
当下 (當下)
落下 
许下 (許下)
躺下 
这下 (這下)
乡下 (鄉下)
零下 

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  • 74th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 455 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miàn (mian4)face • side • surface • aspect • top • classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
2. miàn (mian4)variant of 麵|面[mian4]
3. miàn (mian4)flour • noodles

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

上面 
下面 
前面 
外面 
封面 
后面 (後面)
方面 
桌面 
界面 
画面 (畫面)
表面 
里面 (裡面)
见面 (見面)
铁面 (鐵面)
面前 
面对 (面對)
面包 (麵包)

Uncommon

一面 
假面 
侧面 (側面)
全面 
冷面 
出面 
反面 
地面 
场面 (場面)
对面 (對面)
局面 
层面 (層面)
市面 
平面 
店面 
拉面 (拉麵)
拌面 (拌麵)
扑面 (撲面)
方便面 (方便麵)
正面 
水面 
泡面 (泡麵)
洗面 
洗面奶 
泪流满面 (淚流滿面)
满面 (滿面)
炒面 (炒麵)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
热干面 (熱乾面)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
当面 (當面)
背面 
台面 (臺面)
谋面 (謀面)
负面 (負面)
路面 
迎面 
双面 (雙面)
面值 
面具 
面向 (面嚮)
面壁 
面子 
面孔 
面容 
面对面 (面對面)
面料 
面目 
面积 (面積)
面膜 
面临 (面臨)
面色 
面试 (面試)
面貌 
面部 
面霜 
页面 (頁面)
面条 (麵條)
面粉 (麵粉)
面糊 (麵糊)
面团 (麵糰)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: 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.