Characters · 3 strokes
下
xià down, below
Where the shape comes from
A mark below a line. Below. It pairs with 上.
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
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Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
下午
xiàwǔ
afternoon
下车
xià chē
to get off
一下
yíxià
a moment
Watch out: the mistake people make
Writing 下 and 上 in the same order. 下 starts with the long horizontal, and 上 ends with it.