Chinese symbol for “downcast”

低落

dī luò

downcast; gloomy; to decline; to get worse

The closest CC-CEDICT match for downcast is 低落 (dī luò), defined as: downcast; gloomy; to decline; to get worse.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

低 dī

low; to lower, to hang; to bend, to bow

radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

落 luò

to fall, to drop; surplus, net income

radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “downcast”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
萎靡不振	wěi mǐ bù zhèn	dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast
灰心丧气 (灰心喪氣)	huī xīn sàng qì	downhearted; downcast
低沉	dī chén	(of weather) overcast; gloomy; (of a voice) low and deep
悴	cuì	haggard; sad

Related words

Other words that share a character with 低落.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
降低	jiàng dī	to reduce; to lower; to bring down
低于 (低於)	dī yú	to be lower than
低下	dī xià	low status; lowly
高低	gāo dī	height; level; (music) pitch; relative superiority
低头 (低頭)	dī tóu	to bow the head; to yield
低温 (低溫)	dī wēn	low temperature
落实 (落實)	luò shí	practical; workable
部落	bù luò	tribe

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.