低(dī)

HSK 27 strokes

low

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
dī
Meaning
low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 低 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻氐

In this compound, 氐 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

亻rén氐dī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 低 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 低

Common words using 低 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dī低yú于
HSK 5

to be lower than

Open 低于 page →
dī低wēn温
HSK 6

low temperature

Open 低温 page →
dī低xià下
HSK 7-9

low status; lowly; to lower (one's head)

Open 低下 page →
dī低gū估
HSK 7-9

to underestimate; to underrate

Open 低估 page →
dī低jià价
HSK 7-9

low price

Open 低价 page →
dī低qiū丘

hilly (geography)

Open 低丘 page →
bù不shí识gāo高dī低

can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what

Open 不识高低 page →
zhōng中dī低duān端

mid-to-low-range

Open 中低端 page →

Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 低’s common words

于温下估价丘不识

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