低

dī

low

beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline

person (亻) + sound of dī (氐) = low, bowing down

亻 anchors the meaning in human posture — a person bending or bowing down. 氐 provides the sound dī and contributes little to the sense.

亻+氐→低
亻A personSemantic
氐A historical character referring to an ethnic groupPhonetic

这里的房价比市中心低很多。

zhè lǐ de fáng jià bǐ shì zhōng xīn dī hěn duō。

The housing prices here are much lower than in the city center.

她低着头,不敢看别人的眼睛。

tā dī zhe tóu, bù gǎn kàn bié rén de yǎn jīng。

She lowered her head, not daring to look into other people's eyes.

Words with 低

低地

dī dì

lowland

最低点

zuì dī diǎn

lowest point; nadir; minimum level

低空

dī kōng

low altitude

低级

dī jí

low level

低保

dī bǎo

subsistence allowance

低脂

dī zhī

low fat

低语

dī yǔ

mutter

过低

guò dī

too low

降低

jiàng dī

to reduce; to lower; to bring down

高不成低不就

gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù

can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

高不凑低不就

gāo bù còu dī bù jiù

can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

高低不就

gāo dī bù jiù

can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

More characters with 亻

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