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低 = 亻 + 氐

低 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lower”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 氐 (calling card). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1973.

Keyword
lower
RTK frame
1973
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひく.い, ひく.める, ひく.まる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
ниже
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
低 low

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 氐 calling card

How to find 低 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “calling card”. 低 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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