低dī
low. 7 strokes, radical 亻, first met in HSK 2.
How to write 低
Strokes 1–2 write 亻, then strokes 3–7 write 氐.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 低 · the stroke-order rules
What 低 is made of
亻 (rén, man) and 氐 (dī, the name of an ancient tribe).
氐 carries the sound.
Words that use 低
| 低 | low 数值或程度小，和高相对 今天气温很低，记得多穿衣服。The temperature is very low today, so remember to dress warmly. Lesson 17, 灯下看书 · 辨析求是与方寸起居 · Reasoning, Nuance & Winter Comfort |
| 降低 | to lower 使高度、程度或数量变小 新设计大幅降低了机器的功耗。The new design managed to lower the machine's power use. Lesson 298, 学府论道与经世创新 · 经世学林与市井清音 · Academic Scholarship, Civic Transit & Family Order |
| 低于 | lower than, below 表示数量或程度不及某个界限 产品残次率必须低于千分之一。The defect rate must stay below one in a thousand. Lesson 413, 循序传递 · 权变谋断与山川定序 · Resourcefulness & Territorial Order |
| 低头 | to bow one's head, submit 指低下头，表示屈服 侵权者为兜售盗版软件诚恳道歉，向法律低头。They bowed before the law. Lesson 567, 守正知止 · 笃行实证与智网经纬 · Modern Infrastructure & Civic Rigor |
| 低温 | low temperature 指温度处于较低的水平 冷链车在零下二十度低温下平稳行驶。The cold-chain truck ran smoothly at twenty below in low temperature. Lesson 567, 守正知止 · 笃行实证与智网经纬 · Modern Infrastructure & Civic Rigor |
Characters that share the sound part 氐
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 亻
All 85 of them, and what the radical means, on the 人 radical page.