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HSK 2 · Weather

零下

líng xià

below zero

Stroke order of 零下

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

零 · 13 strokes下 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

零 is a round zero raining down, and 下 points below the line.

Parts: 零 zero + 下 below

The characters in 零下

  • 零 líng — zero (13 strokes)
  • 下 xià — down; under; below (3 strokes)

Example sentence

冬天这里常常零下十度。

In winter it is often ten below zero here.

Words with 零

Words with 下

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