Chinese Character 低 Meanings and components.

Form

低

Meaning

低 meaning[3] in English

Low.

Beneath.

To Lower (One's Head).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 低 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'person' radical in … (亻) , and name of an … (氐)

Its radical[1] is: 人 (ren2) which means: Man, Person, People, Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4], .人ren2man

In cangjie it is written with OHVI

How to write 低

To write低di1low you should write a combination of 亻ren2'person' radical … , 氐di1name of … arranged in a 吅 shape:

亻 + 氐 = 低

低 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 低 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 低, looks as follow:

低
Pinyin:di1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Low . Beneath . To Lower (One'S Head) . To Let Droop . To Hang Down . To Incline
亻
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 9)
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
氐
Pinyin:di1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Name Of An Ancient Tribe
氏
Pinyin:shi4
Meaning[3]: Clan Name . Maiden Name
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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