• 592nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 118 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (di1)low • beneath • to lower (one's head) • to let droop • to hang down • to incline

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (di1)The component is pronounced as '' (di1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (di1)The component is pronounced as '' (di3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for (di1)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for (di1)The component is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for (di1)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

低落 
低调 (低調)
低头 (低頭)
降低 

Uncommon

低下 
低于 
低估 
低俗 
低价 (低價)
低分 
低廉 
低沉 
低温 (低溫)
低潮 
低烧 (低燒)
低端 
低级 (低級)
低声 (低聲)
低脂 
低谷 
低迷 
低音 
放低 
贬低 (貶低)
走低 
高低 

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  • 2023rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ǎi (ai3)low • short (in length)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ǎi (ai3)The component is pronounced as 'shǐ' (shi3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

矮人 
矮子 
高矮 

Uncommon

低矮 
矮小 
矮胖 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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