Translingual [ edit ]
Stroke order
Han character [ edit ]
低 (Kangxi radical 9, 人 +5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人竹心一 (OHPM ) or 人竹女戈 (OHVI ), four-corner 22240 , composition ⿰亻 氐 )
References [ edit ]
KangXi: page 98 , character 8
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 504
Dae Jaweon: page 207, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 137, character 4
Unihan data for U+4F4E
Chinese [ edit ]
Glyph origin [ edit ]
Historical forms of the character 低
References :
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation ), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Old Chinese
低
*tiːl
氐
*tiːl, *til
袛
*tiːl
羝
*tiːl
眡
*tiːl, *djilʔ
岻
*tiːl, *dil
奃
*tiːl
趆
*tiːl, *tiːls
柢
*tiːl, *tiːlʔ, *tiːls
邸
*tiːlʔ
底
*tiːlʔ
詆
*tiːlʔ, *diːl
坻
*tiːlʔ, *tjelʔ, *dil
抵
*tiːlʔ
牴
*tiːlʔ
觝
*tiːlʔ
弤
*tiːlʔ
軧
*tiːlʔ
骶
*tiːls
砥
*tjelʔ, *tjil, *tjilʔ, *tjils
胝
*til
疷
*til
秪
*til
泜
*dil
蚳
*dil
彽
*dil
阺
*dil
貾
*dil
祗
*tjil
厎
*tjilʔ, *tjɯʔ
茋
*tjilʔ
鴟
*tʰjil
汦
*kjeʔ, *tjil
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 , OC *tiːl ): semantic 亻 ( “ man, person ” ) + phonetic 氐 ( OC *tiːl, *til) – a person lowering themselves, bowing.
Etymology 1 [ edit ]
Cognate with 底 (OC *tiːlʔ , “bottom”), 柢 (OC *tiːl, *tiːlʔ, *tiːls , “root of a tree; base”), Tibetan མཐིལ ( mthil , “ bottom; floor ” ) (Schuessler, 2007 ).
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
低
Reading #
1/1
No.
2234
Phonetic component
氐
Rime group
脂
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
低
Old Chinese
/*tiːl/
Definitions [ edit ]
低
low ( of height )
low ( of quantity ) ; behind average
他們 抱怨 工資 過 低 。 [MSC , trad. ] 他们 抱怨 工资 过 低 。 [MSC , simp. ] Tāmen bàoyuàn gōngzī guò dī . [Pinyin] They complained that the wages were too low .
低 糖 的 高 纖 豆漿 / 低 糖 的 高 纤 豆浆 ― dī táng de gāo xiān dòujiāng ― Low Sugar, High Fiber Soy Milk
low ( of voice ) ; quiet ; soft
( dialectal Mandarin , Jin ) short (in stature)
to lower ; to hang (one's head); to bend ; to bow
Synonyms [ edit ]
Dialectal synonyms of
低 (“low”)
[map]
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
低
Mandarin
Beijing
低
Taiwan
低
Jinan
低
Xi'an
低
Wuhan
低 , 矮
Chengdu
矮 , 低
Yangzhou
低
Hefei
低 , 矮
Malaysia
低
Singapore
低
Cantonese
Guangzhou
低
Hong Kong
低
Taishan
低
Yangjiang
低
Singapore (Guangfu)
低
Gan
Nanchang
低 , 矮
Hakka
Meixian
低 , 矮
Jin
Taiyuan
低
Min Bei
Jian'ou
矮
Min Dong
Fuzhou
下 , 矮
Min Nan
Xiamen
下
Quanzhou
下
Zhangzhou
下
Tainan
下
Penang (Hokkien)
下
Singapore (Hokkien)
下
Manila (Hokkien)
下
Chaozhou
下 , 矮
Shantou
下
Jieyang
下
Singapore (Teochew)
下
Pontianak (Teochew)
下
Singapore (Hainanese)
低
Wu
Suzhou
低
Ningbo
低 , 矮
Zhoushan
低 , 矮
Wenzhou
低 , 矮
Xiang
Changsha
低 , 矮 , 下
Shuangfeng
低 , 矮
Dialectal synonyms of
矮 (“short (in stature)”)
[map]
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
矮
Mandarin
Beijing
矮 , 矬
Taiwan
矮
Tianjin
矮 , 矬
Chengde
矮 , 矬
Tangshan
矮 , 矬
Cangzhou
矮 , 矬
Baoding
矬
Shijiazhuang
矬
Chifeng
矮 , 矬
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
矮
Heihe
矮 , 矬
Qiqihar
矮 , 矬
Harbin
矮 , 矬
Jiamusi
矮 , 矬
Baicheng
矮 , 矬
Changchun
矮 , 矬
Tonghua
矮 , 矬
Shenyang
矮 , 矬
Dandong
矮 , 矬
Jinzhou
矮 , 矬
Dalian
矮
Yantai
矮 , 矬
Muping
矮 , 矬
Qingdao
矮 , 矬
Lijin
矮 , 矬
Zhucheng
矮
Jinan
矮 , 矬
Jining
矮
Wanrong
低
Shangqiu
矮 , 矬
Zhengzhou
矮 , 矬
Lingbao
矮 , 矬
Xinyang
矮
Baihe
矮
Hanzhong
矮
Xi'an
矮 , 矬 , 低
Baoji
矮
Yinchuan
矮 , 矬
Tianshui
矮 , 矬
Lanzhou
矮 , 矬
Dunhuang
矮 , 矬
Xining
矮
Hami
矬
Ürümqi
矬 , 矮
Wuhan
矮
Yichang
矮
Xiangyang
矮
Tianmen
矮 , 矮矬
Hong'an
矮
Chengdu
矮
Nanchong
矮
Dazhou
矮
Hanyuan
矮
Xichang
矮
Zigong
矮
Chongqing
矮
Guiyang
矮
Zunyi
矮
Bijie
矮
Liping
矮
Zhaotong
矮
Dali
矮
Kunming
矮
Mengzi
矮
Guilin
矮
Liuzhou
矮
Jishou
矮
Changde
矮
Anqing
矮
Xuzhou
矮 , 矬
Fuyang
矮
Wuhu
矮
Yangzhou
矮
Lianyungang
矮 , 矬
Lianshui
矮
Nanjing
矮
Hefei
矮
Nantong
矮
Singapore
矮
Cantonese
Guangzhou
矮
Hong Kong
矮
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
矮
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
矮
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
矮
Taishan
矮
Dongguan
矮
Yangjiang
矮
Gan
Nanchang
矮
Lichuan
矮
Pingxiang
矮
Hakka
Meixian
矮
Yudu
矮
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
矮
Pingtung (Neipu, S. Sixian)
矮
Hsinchu County (Zhudong, Hailu)
矮
Taichung (Dongshi, Dabu)
矮
Hsinchu County (Qionglin, Raoping)
矮
Yunlin (Lunbei, Zhao'an)
矮
Hong Kong
矮
Huizhou
Jixi
矮
Shexian
矮
Jin
Taiyuan
矮 , 低
Yangyuan
矮 , 矬
Datong
低
Xinzhou
矮 , 低
Lishi
矮
Linfen
矬
Changzhi
矮 , 低
Linhe
矬
Jining
矬
Hohhot
矬
Erenhot
矮 , 矬
Pingshan
矬
Zhangjiakou
矮 , 矬
Handan
矮 , 矬
Linzhou
矮
Suide
矮
Min Bei
Jian'ou
矮
Min Dong
Fuzhou
矮
Min Nan
Xiamen
矮
Quanzhou
矮
Zhangzhou
矮
Taipei
矮
New Taipei (Tamsui)
矮
New Taipei (Sanxia)
矮
New Taipei (Pingxi)
矮
Kaohsiung
矮
Kaohsiung (Cijin)
矮
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
矮
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
矮
Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
矮
Yilan (Toucheng)
矮
Tainan
矮
Tainan (Anping)
矮
Kinmen
矮
Penghu (Magong)
矮
Penghu (Xiyu)
矮
Penang (Hokkien)
矮
Chaozhou
矮
Haikou
矮
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
矮
Wu
Shanghai
矮 , 短
Shanghai (Chongming)
矮
Suzhou
矮
Danyang
矮
Hangzhou
矮
Ningbo
矮
Wenzhou
矮
Jinhua
短
Xiang
Changsha
矮
Loudi
矮
Shuangfeng
矮
Compounds [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Definitions [ edit ]
低
( Min Nan ) Alternative form of 下 (“low”).
Japanese [ edit ]
低
(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji )
low
short
humble
Readings [ edit ]
低 (eumhun 낮을 저 ( najeul jeo ) )
Hanja form? of 저 ( “ low ” ) .
Hanja form? of 저 ( “ cheap ” ) .
Compounds [ edit ]
저렴 (低廉 , jeoryeom , “cheap”)
저속 (低速 , jeosok , “slow”)
Vietnamese [ edit ]
Han character [ edit ]
低 : Hán Nôm readings: đây , đay , đê
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References [ edit ]