to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withd
下 (xià) · 3 strokes
Originally a small line or dot below a longer line, indicating "down". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from 二 (two). Opposite of 上.
去 (qù) · 5 strokes
Depicts opening the mouth (口) wide (大) to let a yawn leave the mouth. Original form of 呿.