低 (dī): low

Meanings

Person radical 亻+ 氐 (base/bottom) — a person bending down low

Jīntiān qìwēn hěn dī.

The temperature is very low today.

Zhège jiàgé tài dī le.

This price is too low.

Tā dī zhe tóu zǒulù.

He walked with his head lowered.

usage

高 (high) and 低 (low). Used for temperature, price, voice, quality, position, and height (of things, not people).

mistakes

For people's height, use 矮 (short), not 低. 低 is for abstract or measurable things.

低 dī