HSK 1 · Weather & nature

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

Stroke order of 下雨

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

下 · 3 strokes 雨 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Raindrops under a cloud roof "雨" fall down "下": it's raining.

Parts: 下 down; fall + 雨 rain (drops under a sky cover)

The characters in 下雨

下 xià — down; under; below (3 strokes)
雨 yǔ — rain (8 strokes)

Example sentence

外面下雨了。

It's raining outside.

Words with 下

下午afternoon 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 雨

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