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HSK 2 · Weather

下雪

xià xuě

to snow

Stroke order of 下雪

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

下 · 3 strokes雪 · 11 strokes

Memory trick

Picture 下 (below) pointing down as 雪 snow drifts from the sky onto the ground.

Parts: 下 down + 雪 snow

The characters in 下雪

  • 下 xià — down; under; below (3 strokes)
  • 雪 xuě — snow (11 strokes)

Example sentence

今天下雪了,外面很冷。

It snowed today, and it is very cold outside.

Words with 下

Words with 雪

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