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Marie Curie (xi-) tries to escape from Adziogol Lighthouse by climbing through the window in the bathroom (-a4). To build a ladder, she puts a voodoo staff (卜) under (下) a flute (一).

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Going down and under

下 means "down", while Marie Curie actually climbs a ladder. Here it helps to look at the character and try to imagine a ladder, as well as imagining Marie Climbing the ladder up and down again.

下

xia4 =
xi + a4

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 下

Marie Curie tries to escape from Adziogol Lighthouse by climbing through the window in the bathroom. To build a ladder, she puts a voodoo staff under a flute. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

下
=
一
+
卜

一

yi1 =
y + Ø1

one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一

Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

下
=
一
+
卜

卜

bo5 = b + o5	see 蘿蔔\|萝卜[luo2 bo5] \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 卜
bu3 = bu + Ø3	surname Bu \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 卜
bu3 = bu + Ø3	to divine / to forecast or estimate / (of a place to live etc) to choose \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 卜 Mnemonic symbol: a voodoo staff. Bruno Bear (bu-) tries to forecast (卜) the future in the space station (-3). He uses a voodoo staff which is made out of a big dinosaur bone (丨) and has a petal leaf (丶) attached. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago

卜
=
丨
+
丶

丨

gun3 =
gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

This character shall be represented by a dinosaur bone when it appears in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: dinosaur bone.

Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the Forbidden City (-(e)n3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

see 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

卜
=
丨
+
丶

丶

zhu3 =
zhu + Ø3

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丶

This character shall be represented by a petal leaf when appearing in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

下 appears as component in

是雨

定

吓丐虾忑閇乤𤴓

下 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 1

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

xi	"xi" is for Marie Curie - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago
a4	In the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago

Words with 下

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下 xia4 午 wu3		afternoon / CL:個\|个[ge4] / p.m. (HSK level 1)
下 xia4 雨 yu3		to rain / rainy (HSK level 1)
下 xia4 载 zai3		to download / also pr. [xia4 zai4] (HSK level 5)
不 bu4 相 xiang1 上 shang4 下 xia4		equally matched / about the same (HSK level 6)
眼 yan3 下 xia4		now / at present / subocular (medicine) (HSK level 6)
下 xia4 属 shu3		subordinate / underling (HSK level 6)
下 xia4 棋 qi2		to play chess
卸 xie4 下 xia4		to unload
下 xia4 任 ren4		next office holder / next to serve
下 xia4 划 hua4 线 xian4		underscore _ / underline
天 tian1 下 xia4 太 tai4 平 ping2		the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
地 di4 下 xia4		underground / subterranean / covert
底 di3 下 xia5		the location below sth / afterwards
下 xia4 葬 zang4		to bury / to inter
地 di4 下 xia4 室 shi4		basement / cellar
下 xia4 一 yi1 代 dai4		the next generation
楼 lou2 下 xia4		downstairs
下 xia4 班 ban1		to finish work / to get off work
殿 dian4 下 xia4		Your Majesty (honorific) / His or Her Highness
下 xia4 城 cheng2 区 qu1		Xiacheng district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
松 song1 下 xia4		Matsushita (name) / Panasonic (brand), abbr. for 松下電器\|松下电器[Song1 xia4 Dian4 qi4]
下 xia4 酒 jiu3		to be appropriate to have with alcohol / to down one's drink
夕 xi1 阳 yang2 西 xi1 下 xia4		the sun sets in the west (idiom)
花 hua1 前 qian2 月 yue4 下 xia4		in flowers by moonlight (idiom); fig. courtship / honeymoon
一 yi1 气 qi4 之 zhi1 下 xia4		in a fit of pique / in a fury
世 shi4 风 feng1 日 ri4 下 xia4		public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
举 ju3 国 guo2 上 shang4 下 xia4		the entire nation / the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file
当 dang1 下 xia4		immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment
下 xia4 去 qu4		to go down / to descend / to go on / to continue / (of a servant) to withdraw
台 tai2 下 xia4		off the stage / in the audience
手 shou3 下 xia4		leadership / under one's control or administration / subordinates / to take action / to run out of money
乡 xiang1 下 xia4 人 ren2		country folk / rustic / rural folk
下 xia4 颚 e4		mandible (lower jaw)
下 xia4 沉 chen2		to sink down
下 xia4 装 zhuang1		to take off costume and makeup
立 li4 下 xia4		to set up / to establish
下 xia4 半 ban4 年 nian2		second half of the year
以 yi3 下 xia4		that level or lower / that amount or less / the following
两 liang3 下 xia4 子 zi5		a couple of times / to repeat the same / the same old trick / tricks of the trade
下 xia4 手 shou3		to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest