劣
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inferior
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Dict coverage rank #2,282 U+52A3
How 劣 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
少 (semantic, “inadequate”) + 力 (phonetic, lì)
How to remember it
inferior · Heisig RSH #1984
少 few + muscle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 力
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 力 (lì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 力 sound component | lì | strength, power; capability, influence |
| 历 | lì | history; calendar |
| 肋 | lèi | ribs; chest |
| 仂 | lè | excess, remainder, surplus |
| 艻 | lè | sweet basil |
| 阞 | lè | sedimentary layer; mineral vein |
Words containing 劣
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 劣迹斑斑 | liè jì bān bān | notorious for one's misdeeds |
| 优胜劣败 | yōu shèng liè bài | see 優勝劣汰|优胜劣汰[you1 sheng4 lie4 tai4] |
| 劣质 | liè zhì | shoddy; of poor quality |
| 恶劣 | è liè | vile; nasty; of very poor quality |
| 低劣 | dī liè | inferior quality; substandard; low-grade |
| 劣等 | liè děng | poor-quality; inferior |
| 劣币驱逐良币 | liè bì qū zhú liáng bì | bad money drives out good money (economics) |
| 假冒伪劣 | jiǎ mào wěi liè | cheap quality counterfeit (goods); low-quality commodities |
| 劣势 | liè shì | inferior; disadvantaged |
| 优劣 | yōu liè | good and bad; merits and drawbacks |
| 劣迹 | liè jì | bad record (esp. of a public official); unsavory track record |
| 优胜劣汰 | yōu shèng liè tài | (idiom) survival of the fittest |
| 粗劣 | cū liè | coarse |
| 土豪劣绅 | tǔ háo liè shēn | local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia |
| 伪劣 | wěi liè | inferior; false |
| 卑劣 | bēi liè | base; mean; despicable |
| 拙劣 | zhuō liè | clumsy; botched |
| 鄙劣 | bǐ liè | base; mean; despicable |
| 芜劣 | wú liè | muddled and inferior (of writing) |
| 顽劣 | wán liè | stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous |