U+4E0B "下" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+4E0B "下" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a foundational East Asian character meaning "below," "down," "under," or "to descend," with its visual form representing a short horizontal stroke above a longer line, traditionally interpreted as a marker indicating a position that is beneath a reference point. It is widely used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean writing systems, appearing in everyday vocabulary related to directions, time (such as "next" as in 下个月 meaning next month), and actions (like 下车 meaning to get off a vehicle). As one of the most common characters in the CJK set, it traces back to ancient oracle bone script, where it was already used to denote spatial concepts, and it plays a key role in compound words spanning technology, culture, and daily life.