• 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.
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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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  • 400th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 210 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diào (diao4)to transfer • to move (troops or cadres) • to investigate • to enquire into • accent • view • argument • key (in music) • mode (music) • tune • tone • melody
2. tiáo (tiao2)to harmonize • to reconcile • to blend • to suit well • to season (food) • to provoke • to incite

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tiáo (tiao2)The component is pronounced as 'tián' (tian2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

低调 (低調)
强调 (強調)
情调 (情調)
空调 (空調)
蓝调 (藍調)
调味 (調味)
调戏 (調戲)
调整 (調整)
调料 (調料)
调查 (調查)
调皮 (調皮)
调节 (調節)
高调 (高調)

Uncommon

上调 (上調)
下调 (下調)
协调 (協調)
唱反调 (唱反調)
单调 (單調)
基调 (基調)
失调 (失調)
小调 (小調)
搭调 (搭調)
曲调 (曲調)
格调 (格調)
步调 (步調)
烹调 (烹調)
声调 (聲調)
腔调 (腔調)
色调 (色調)
语调 (語調)
调侃 (調侃)
调入 (調入)
调制 (調制)
调剂 (調劑)
调动 (調動)
调匀 (調勻)
调味品 (調味品)
调味料 (調味料)
调和 (調和)
调子 (調子)
调度 (調度)
调情 (調情)
调控 (調控)
调换 (調換)
调教 (調教)
调理 (調理)
调研 (調研)
调色 (調色)
调解 (調解)
调试 (調試)
调配 (調配)
调头 (調頭)
调频 (調頻)
调养 (調養)
跑调 (跑調)
音调 (音調)
风调雨顺 (風調雨順)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.