低い

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The i-adjective 低い (ひくい) describes low height, position, or level.
• Basic usage: より introduces the comparison in 机より低い, and the adverbial form becomes 低く.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Low height and position
  • With a chair or clouds it describes spatial lowness; with other nouns it can also extend to numerical levels and degrees.