WHOLE CHARACTER
低
low (position, level); short (in stature); low (price, voice)
低 pairs the person side with 氐 (dǐ): anything below the usual level — a low price, a low voice, 低头 'bow the head'.
ZDIC: 形声，从亻、氐声.
Character Familiesleft / right
低
low (position, level); short (in stature); low (price, voice)
低 pairs the person side with 氐 (dǐ): anything below the usual level — a low price, a low voice, 低头 'bow the head'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从亻、氐声.
MEANING: THE PERSON SIDE
亻
person (from 人)
Left-side person form; not a standalone page.
In 低: meaning: the person side The standing-person radical.
SOUND: 氐 (DǏ)
氐
an old word for base/low; now rare
A rare standalone character (dǐ, an old word for base/low); when a character keeps it as a piece, the sound role is stated on that character's page.
In 低: sound: 氐 (dǐ) dī keeps the d-i frame of dǐ and changes only the tone.
Tone 1
- low (position, level)
- short (in stature)
- low (price, voice)
- 低头to bow the head
- 低温low temperature
- 降低to lower; to reduce
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