低

§Translingual

Stroke order

§Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 亻 (“man, person”) + phonetic 氐 – a person lowering themselves, bowing. Note that 氐 is a person bowing or stooping, hence connotation of “down, low, bow”.

§Han character

低 (radical 9 人+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人竹心一 (OHPM), 人竹女戈 (OHVI), four-corner 2224₀, composition ⿰亻氐)

1. low
2. to lower, hang, bend, bow

§References

• KangXi: page 98, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 504
• Dae Jaweon: page 207, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 137, character 4
• Unihan data for U+4F4E

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§Chinese

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simp. and trad.		低

§Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dī (di¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: dī
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ
    • Wade-Giles: tih¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: di
    • IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵/

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dai¹
    • Yale: dāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dai¹
    • IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese pronunciation (低, reconstructed)
Character (低), Pronunciation 1/1
Initial: 端 (5) Final: 齊 Division: IV			Openness: Open Tone: Level (Ø)			Fanqie: 都奚切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/tei/	/tiei/	/tei/	/tei/	/tɛj/	/tiei/	/tɛi/

Old Chinese pronunciation (低, reconstructed)
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character					No.					Phonetic component					Rime group					Rime subdivision					Corresponding MC rime					Old Chinese					Notes
低					2234					氐					脂					1					低					/*tiːl/

§Definitions

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§Compounds

• 低體溫症 (低体温症)
• 低B

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§Japanese

§Kanji

低

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. low
2. short
3. humble

§Readings

• Goon: たい (tai)
• Kan’on: てい (tei)
• Kun: ひくい (hikui)

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§Korean

§Hanja

低 (jeo) (hangeul 저, revised jeo, McCune-Reischauer chŏ)

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§Vietnamese

§Han character

低 (đây, đay, đê)

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§References

• Nom Foundation