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下 (Kangxi radical 1,一+2, 3 strokes,cangjie input一卜 (MY),four-corner10230,composition⿱一卜)
| simp. andtrad. | 下 | |
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| alternative forms | 丅ancient 𠄟 | |
| Historical forms of the character下 | ||||||||
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| Shang | Western Zhou | Spring and Autumn | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) | Liushutong (compiled inMing) | |||
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Ancient script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
References: Mostly from Richard Sears'Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Ideogram (指事): a linebelow another. (contrast上) This form evolved into 下 in later scripts, the character used today.
FromProto-Sino-Tibetan*(k/g)la-k/j/t(“to fall”) (STEDT):
Schuessler (2007) instead proposed anAustroasiatic origin by comparing下 (OC*ɡraːʔ, “to descend, down, below”) toKhmer[script needed](gra'ka,“be low, debased”); additionally, he suggested that Sino-Tibetan influence had possibly caused the weakening of foreign final *-k to OC final *-ʔ. He derives the departing tone (去聲) pronunciation via two derivations:
| Variety | Location | 下 (底下) |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ɕia⁵¹/ |
| Harbin | /ɕia⁵³/ | |
| Tianjin | /ɕiɑ⁵³/ | |
| Jinan | /ɕia²¹/ | |
| Qingdao | /ɕia⁴²/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /ɕia³¹²/ | |
| Xi'an | /xa⁴⁴/~頭 | |
| Xining | /xa²¹³/ | |
| Yinchuan | /ɕia¹³/ | |
| Lanzhou | /xa¹³/ | |
| Ürümqi | /xa²¹³/ | |
| Wuhan | /ɕia³⁵/ | |
| Chengdu | /ɕia¹³/ | |
| Guiyang | /xa²¹³/ /ɕia²¹³/ | |
| Kunming | /ɕia̠²¹²/ | |
| Nanjing | /ɕiɑ⁴⁴/ | |
| Hefei | /ɕia⁵³/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /xa⁴⁵/ |
| Pingyao | /xɑ³⁵/ | |
| Hohhot | /ɕiaʔ⁰/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /ɦo²³/ /ɕia⁵³/ |
| Suzhou | /ɦo³¹/ | |
| Hangzhou | /ɦiɑ¹³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /ɦo³⁵/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /ɕia²²/ /xa³⁵/ |
| Tunxi | /xɔ²⁴/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /xa¹¹/ |
| Xiangtan | /ɦɒ²¹/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /hɑ²¹/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /ha⁴⁴/ |
| Taoyuan | /hɑ²⁴/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /ha²²/ |
| Nanning | /ha²⁴/ | |
| Hong Kong | /ha²²/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /ha²²/ /ke²²/ |
| Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /ɑ²⁴²/ | |
| Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /tai²¹/ | |
| Shantou (Teochew) | /e³⁵/ | |
| Haikou (Hainanese) | /ɛ³³/ |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 下 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 胡雅切 |
| Baxter | haeX |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦˠaX/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦᵚaX/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣaX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦaɨX/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣaX/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣaX/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɣaX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xià |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | haa6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 下 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xià |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hæX › |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡˁraʔ/ |
| English | down |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 下 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 13445 |
| Phonetic component | 下 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 下 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡraːʔ/ |
| This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with theIPA then please add some! Particularly: “Taishanese” |
下
| Variety | Location | 下 (下降) |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ɕia⁵¹/ |
| Harbin | /ɕia⁵³/ | |
| Tianjin | /ɕiɑ⁵³/ | |
| Jinan | /ɕia²¹/ | |
| Qingdao | /ɕia⁴²/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /ɕia³¹²/ | |
| Xi'an | /ɕia⁴⁴/ | |
| Xining | /ɕia²¹³/ | |
| Yinchuan | /ɕia¹³/ | |
| Lanzhou | /ɕia¹³/ | |
| Ürümqi | /ɕia²¹³/ | |
| Wuhan | /ɕia³⁵/ | |
| Chengdu | /ɕia¹³/ | |
| Guiyang | /ɕia²¹³/ | |
| Kunming | /ɕia̠²¹²/ | |
| Nanjing | /ɕiɑ⁴⁴/ | |
| Hefei | /ɕia⁵³/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /ɕia⁴⁵/ |
| Pingyao | /xɑ³⁵/ | |
| Hohhot | /ɕia⁵⁵/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /ɦo²³/ /ɕia⁵³/ |
| Suzhou | /ɦo³¹/ | |
| Hangzhou | /ɦiɑ¹³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /ɦo²²/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /ɕia²²/ /xa²²/ |
| Tunxi | /xɔ²⁴/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ɕia⁵⁵/ /ɕia¹¹/ |
| Xiangtan | /ɕiɒ²¹/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /hɑ²¹/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /ha³¹/ |
| Taoyuan | /hɑ⁵⁵/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /ha²²/ |
| Nanning | /ha²²/ | |
| Hong Kong | /ha²²/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /ha²²/ |
| Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /kiɑ²⁴²/ | |
| Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /a⁴²/ | |
| Shantou (Teochew) | /hia³⁵/ | |
| Haikou (Hainanese) | /ɛ³³/ |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 下 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 胡駕切 |
| Baxter | haeH |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦˠaH/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦᵚaH/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣaH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦaɨH/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣaH/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣaH/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɣaH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xià |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | haa6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 下 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xià |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hæH › |
| Old Chinese | /*m-ɡˁraʔ-s/ |
| English | descend |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 下 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 13446 |
| Phonetic component | 下 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 暇 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡraːs/ |
下
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal(Written Standard Chinese) | 下,落 (Chiefly Cantonese) | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 下 |
| Taiwan | 下 | |
| Malaysia | 下 | |
| Singapore | 下 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 下 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai(Muping) | 下 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 下 |
| Xi'an | 下 | |
| Xining | 下 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 下 |
| Ürümqi | 下 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 下 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 落 |
| Hong Kong | 落 | |
| Yangjiang | 落 | |
| Nanning | 落 | |
| Kuala Lumpur(Guangfu) | 落 | |
| Singapore(Guangfu) | 落 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 下 |
| Pingxiang | 下 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 落 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 下 |
| Xinzhou | 下 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 下 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 落 |
| Quanzhou | 落 | |
| Zhangzhou | 落 | |
| Zhao'an | 落 | |
| Taipei | 落 GT | |
| Penang(Hokkien) | 落 | |
| Singapore(Hokkien) | 落 | |
| Manila(Hokkien) | 落 | |
| Chaozhou | 落 | |
| Shantou | 落 | |
| Jieyang | 落 | |
| Singapore(Teochew) | 落 | |
| Wenchang | 落 | |
| Haikou | 落 | |
| Qionghai | 落 | |
| Singapore(Hainanese) | 落 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan(Longdu, Shaxi) | 落 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 落 |
| Suzhou | 落 | |
| Hangzhou | 下,落 | |
| Hangzhou(Yuhang) | 落 | |
| Wenzhou | 落 | |
| Jinhua | 落 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
下
| simp. andtrad. | 下 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 吓Cantonese | |
| Variety | Location | 下 (等一下子) |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ɕia⁵¹/ |
| Harbin | /ɕia⁵³/ | |
| Tianjin | /ɕiɑ⁵³/ | |
| Jinan | /ɕia²¹/ | |
| Qingdao | /ɕia⁴²/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /ɕia³¹²/ | |
| Xi'an | /xa⁴⁴/ | |
| Xining | /xa²¹³/ | |
| Yinchuan | /ɕia¹³/ | |
| Lanzhou | /xa¹³/ | |
| Ürümqi | /xa²¹³/ | |
| Wuhan | /ɕia³⁵/ /xa³⁵/ | |
| Chengdu | /xa¹³/ | |
| Guiyang | /xa²¹³/ | |
| Kunming | /xa̠²¹²/ | |
| Nanjing | /ɕiɑ⁴⁴/ | |
| Hefei | /ɕia⁵³/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /xa⁴⁵/ /ɕia⁴⁵/ |
| Pingyao | /xɑ³⁵/ | |
| Hohhot | /ɕia⁵⁵/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /ɕiɪʔ⁵/(歇) |
| Suzhou | ||
| Hangzhou | /ɦiɑ¹³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /o⁴²/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /xa²²/ |
| Tunxi | /xɔ¹¹/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /xa¹¹/ |
| Xiangtan | /ɦɒ²¹/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /hɑ²¹/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /ha⁵³/ |
| Taoyuan | /hɑ⁵⁵/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /ha²³/ |
| Nanning | /ha²²/ | |
| Hong Kong | /ha¹³/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /ha²²/ /e²²/ |
| Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /hɑ²⁴²/ | |
| Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /xa⁴⁴/ | |
| Shantou (Teochew) | /e³¹/ | |
| Haikou (Hainanese) | /ɛ²³/ |
下
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal(Written Standard Chinese) | 一下 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 一下,看看 |
| Malaysia | 一下 | |
| Singapore | 一下 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 下 |
| Hong Kong | 下 | |
| Macau | 下 | |
| Kuala Lumpur(Guangfu) | 下 | |
| Singapore(Guangfu) | 下 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 看覓 |
| Quanzhou | 看覓 | |
| Zhangzhou | 看覓 | |
| Taipei | 看覓 | |
| Kaohsiung | 看覓 | |
| Penang(Hokkien) | 看覓 | |
| Singapore(Hokkien) | 看覓,一下 | |
| Manila(Hokkien) | 覓,看覓,一下 | |
| Chaozhou | 睇,下睇 | |
| Shantou | 一下 | |
| Singapore(Teochew) | 睇 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 看,一記,一下 often with non-monosyllabic verbs |
| Suzhou | 看,一下 | |
| Ningbo | 看 | |
| simp. andtrad. | 下 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 低Southern Min | |
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal(Written Standard Chinese) | 低 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 低 |
| Taiwan | 低 | |
| Malaysia | 低 | |
| Singapore | 低 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 低 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 低 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 矮,低 |
| Wuhan | 低,矮 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 低 |
| Hefei | 低,矮 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 低 |
| Hong Kong | 低 | |
| Taishan | 低 | |
| Yangjiang | 低 | |
| Singapore(Guangfu) | 低 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 低,矮 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 低,矮 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 低 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 矮 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 下,矮 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 下 |
| Quanzhou | 下 | |
| Jinjiang | 下 | |
| Zhangzhou | 下 | |
| Tainan | 下 | |
| Penang(Hokkien) | 下 | |
| Singapore(Hokkien) | 下 | |
| Manila(Hokkien) | 下 | |
| Chaozhou | 下,矮 | |
| Shantou | 下 | |
| Jieyang | 下 | |
| Singapore(Teochew) | 下 | |
| Pontianak(Teochew) | 下 | |
| Singapore(Hainanese) | 低 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 下,矮 |
| Xianyou | 下,矮 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 低 |
| Ningbo | 低,矮 | |
| Zhoushan | 低,矮 | |
| Wenzhou | 低,矮 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 低,矮,下 |
| Shuangfeng | 低,矮 | |
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 下 |
| した Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi |
/sita/ →/ɕita/
FromOld Japanese, fromProto-Japonic*sita.
| Kanji in this term |
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| 下 |
| しも Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi |
⟨simo1⟩ →/simʷo/ →/ɕimo/
FromOld Japanese, fromProto-Japonic*simo.
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 下 |
| もと Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 許 |
Cognate with本(moto,“origin”).[3][4]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 下 |
| げ Grade: 1 |
| goon |
FromMiddle Chinese下 (MC haeX|haeH).
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 下 |
| か Grade: 1 |
| kan'on |
FromMiddle Chinese下 (MC haeX|haeH).
Attested in the沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”) asしちや.[1]
Cognate with mainlandJapanese下(shita).
下 (shicha)
FromProto-Japonic*sita.
下 (sita) (kana した)
FromProto-Japonic*simo.
下 (simo1 → simo) (kana しも)
下:Hán Việt readings:hạ[1][2][3]
下:Nôm readings:hạ[1][2][3]