低 vs 矮 vs 短（近义词）

1)All the three words mean "a small gap".低 and 矮 indicate " a small perpendicular gap" ( the opposite of 高);短 indicates " a small horizontal gap ( the opposite of 长)".This is their basic difference. The following are some other usages.
2) To indicate a small figure of human beings,矮 is used.低 is seldom used,and 短 is not used:
3)of the above three examples,only in example ③ the two words are interchangeable(in colloquial speech,矮 is preferred).

1)矮 indicates "small height of things",and sometimes 低 is used instead:
2)It is very rare for 矮 and 低 to be interchangeable as in example ②. Small height of things is generally expressed by 矮 in spoken language, e.g.矮房子(low house),矮桌子(low table),矮凳(low stool),etc.

1)低 is used to mean " to be near the earth":
2)低 is also applied to water level.

1)低 can be used to qualify position in an abstract sense:
2)Price, cost, speed, sound, ability, standard, etc. can also be qualifed by 低.