低

  • low, to be low;
  • lower than;

Etymology

Components: 人 (person) + 氐 (foundation, low).

Historically, 氐 itself once carried the meaning “low,” which gave rise to 低 as a compound.

Similar shape characters

Comparison with 底:

低 – indicates something is relatively lower (in comparison);

底 – indicates something is absolutely at the bottom.

Words that derived from 低

低
낮을
저
najeul
jeo
Kangxi radical:9, 人 + 5
Strokes:7
Unicode:U+4F4E
Cangjie input:
  • 人竹心一 (OHPM)
  • 人竹女戈 (OHVI)
Composition:
  • ⿰ 亻 氐

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

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