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It means 'low'. A ren2 (person) radical is on the left side of the character. The part on the right also means 'low', but it is seldom used now.

Pronunciation: di1

Meaning: low; lowliness; inferior; bad.

Related Characters:
     Gao1 - high (the antonym of di1)
     Ai3 - short

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