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低
低 ＝ 亻 ＋ 氐
ㄉㄧ · dī
adj — low; verb — to lower
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
氐聲dī — gives the sound, exactly氏 set on a base line 一 — down at the root
A person (亻) brought down toward the ground. 氐 gives the sound exactly — 氏 standing on a base line 一, the mark of bottom. Low of roof, head, voice, price: 低頭、低聲.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
屋簷壓得低，人（亻）彎著腰才進得了門。
The eaves hang low; he (亻) stoops to clear the door.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)低下— low — near the ground常用
→低頭— to lower the head
⇒低聲— a lowered voice — quiet
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension