低 dī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 氐 the name of an ancient tribe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
低落
dīluò
low; downcast; depressed
Characters in this word
落 luò
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 洛 a river in the Shanxi province
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 考试没考好，他一整天情绪都很低落。 Kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo, tā yì zhěng tiān qíngxù dōu hěn dīluò. He did badly on the exam and was in low spirits all day.
- 听说比赛取消了，大家的士气一下子低落下来。 Tīngshuō bǐsài qǔxiāo le, dàjiā de shìqì yíxiàzi dīluò xiàlái. When they heard the match was cancelled, everyone's morale suddenly dropped.
- 下雨的日子里，奶奶总是有点情绪低落。 Xiàyǔ de rìzi lǐ, nǎinai zǒngshì yǒudiǎn qíngxù dīluò. On rainy days, Grandma is always a little down.