HSK 1 · Telling time

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

Stroke order of 下午

2 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

下 · 3 strokes午 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

Below '下' (after) the noon '午' mark — the afternoon.

Parts: 下 down; after (a mark below a line) + 午 noon

The characters in 下午

下 xià — down; under; below (3 strokes)

Example sentence

下午我去商店。

I'm going to the shop in the afternoon.

Words with 下

楼下downstairs 下课class is over 下班to get off work 下车to get off (a vehicle)坐下to sit down 下down; under; below 下边below; bottom 下雨to rain 下次next time 一下儿(once; a bit)下雪to snow 零下below zero 下周next week 接下来next; following 以下below; less than 放下to put down 留下to stay; to leave behind 一下a bit; once

Words with 午

上午morning (before noon)中午noon 午饭lunch 午餐lunch 午睡afternoon nap

More words: Telling time

上午morning (before noon)中午noon 早上early morning 晚上evening 白天daytime 点o'clock; a little 分fen (1/100 yuan); point 小时hour 时间time 时候time; moment (when...)现在now 半天half a day; a long time 半年half a year 日期date 一会儿a moment; a while

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