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下雨 (xià yǔ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 1

下雨 (xià yǔ) is a Chinese word: to rain. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 下雨

动 dòng verb

to rain

外面正在下雨。

wài miàn zhèng zài xià yǔ

It's raining outside.

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Word breakdown

下 xià — descend, fall down

雨 yǔ — rain

Structure & writing
1 下 xià — lower position (opposite of 上): ① positioned below (opposite of 上); ② later in order or time; ③ within a certain range, condition, or circumstance
下 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

1.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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Stroke order

2 雨 yǔ — rain (water droplets falling from clouds)
雨 is a component in 14 characters

雨 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order