Phonosemantic compound. 少 represents the meaning and 力 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
劣
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
劣
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
劣
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
劣
Regular
Modern
Chinese
劣 [liè]
inferior
Japanese
sub-; inferior; minor
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (41)
恶劣 [èliè] #6,638
vile
恶劣 [èliè] #6,638
vile
劣势 [lièshì] #14,201
inferior
劣势 [lièshì] #14,201
inferior
劣质 [lièzhì] #14,651
shoddy
劣质 [lièzhì] #14,651
shoddy
卑劣 [bēiliè] #12,990
base
拙劣 [zhuōliè] #16,992
clumsy
低劣 [dīliè] #19,621
inferior quality
假冒伪劣 [jiǎmàowěiliè] #61,550
cheap quality counterfeit (goods)
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JAPANESE WORDS (66)
⭐ 劣る [おとる] #4,642
to be inferior to
⭐ 卑劣 [ひれつ] #10,702
mean
⭐ 劣化 [れっか] #13,966
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.)
⭐ 劣勢 [れっせい] #15,110
inferiority (e.g. numerical)
⭐ 劣等感 [れっとうかん] #17,456
inferiority complex
負けず劣らず [まけずおとらず] #18,714
equally (well)
⭐ 優劣 [ゆうれつ] #19,217
(relative) merits
下劣 [げれつ] #22,342
base
劣情 [れつじょう] #24,460
animal passions
見劣り [みおとり] #24,781
unfavourable comparison
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