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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- di1
- English meanings
- let droop, hang down, lower
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 氐.
Meaning & sound clues
氐 is identified as the sound component (dī). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 低.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
dike
emperor; god
end
younger brother
resist; reach
enemy; oppose
wash; cleanse
a drop
whetstone; sharpen
flute; whistle
ordinal prefix (the)
form; conclude; establish
fruit stem; base
truth; attentively
guide; enlighten
to hand over
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Related words
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- 低下
- 低于
- 低价
- 低估
- 低头
- 低温
- 低碳
- 低调
- 低谷
- 低迷
- 忽高忽低
- 降低
- 高低