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下方 (xià fāng) — lower part; area below; (Buddhism) this world (as opposed to the heavenly realm); (archaic) south and west (in traditional Chinese cosmology)

Definition

Literary/formal word for 'the lower part, the area below' (physical position). Its Buddhist and archaic senses are rare today — mostly seen in classical texts.

noun
lower partarea below(Buddhism) this world (as opposed to the heavenly realm)(archaic) south and west (in traditional Chinese cosmology)

Examples

  • 下方。
    Qǐng bǎ wén zì fàng zài tú piàn de xià fāng.
    Please place the text at the bottom of the image.
  • ，下方。
    Zài fó jiào zhōng, xià fāng shì jiè shì zhòng shēng jū zhù de dì fāng.
    In Buddhism, this world is where sentient beings reside.
  • ，下方。
    Gǔ dài dì lǐ zhōng, xià fāng zhǐ xī nán fāng xiàng.
    In ancient geography, 下方 refers to the southwest direction.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

下xiàlower
方fāngarea

下 lower 方 area means the lower part.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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