下午 xiàwǔ afternoon

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Measure word: 个

Stroke order

下午 is written in 7 strokes across 2 characters.

下午 — the Chinese character for afternoon (xiàwǔ), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 下午 — afternoon

下 — 3 strokes
午 — 4 strokes

Senses

afternoon
p.m.

Characters in 下午

下 xià — down; downwards; below
午 wǔ — 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

下午他去工作。Xiàwǔ tā qù gōngzuò.He goes to work in the afternoon.
下午我看电视。Xiàwǔ wǒ kàn diànshì.I watch TV in the afternoon.

Related words

下午 is pronounced xiàwǔ and means “afternoon”.

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