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The horizontal line is the land, representing the boundary and the rest is below the boundary so the meaning of the character means 'below' or 'under'.

Pronunciation: xia4

Meaning: below; under; underneath; descend; down; lower; go to.

Related Characters:
     Shang4 - above
     di1 - low

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