下雨
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
下雨 (xiàyǔ) · to rain
下雨 (xiàyǔ) means “to rain”. It is written with 2 characters: 下 (down) + 雨 (rain). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 下雨 is built
The characters
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
雨 yǔ · rain
What 雨 is made of
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: Rain drops falling from a cloud 帀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
明天会下雨吗？Míngtiān huì xià yǔ ma?Will it rain tomorrow?
下雨了，别出去了。Xià yǔ le, bié chūqù le.It's raining, don't go out.
Questions about 下雨
What does 下雨 mean?
下雨 (xiàyǔ) means “to rain”.
How do you pronounce 下雨?
下雨 is pronounced xiàyǔ.
Which HSK level is 下雨?
下雨 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
- 下班xiàbānto finish work
- 下边xiàbianbelow
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
- 下次xiàcìnext time
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 下午xiàwǔafternoon
- 一下儿yīxiàra little while
- 坐下zuòxiato sit down
- 放下fàngxiàto put down
Learn 下雨 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.