劣

liè

l+iè·4th tone

inferior

Radical: 力 Strokes: 6

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

动力加功劳务势勒勤助劲办

Same radical

动力加功劳务势勒勤助劲办劫勇劝

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Character Decomposition

劣=少+力

Etymology

inadequate

Meanings

inferior

liè

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Words with 劣 88 total

vile · nasty · of very poor quality恶劣è liè coarse粗劣cū liè poor-quality; inferior劣等liè děng

Idioms with 劣 9 total Chain

notorious · one's bad behavior (or reputation) is well known劣迹昭著liè jì zhāo zhù local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia土豪劣绅tǔ háo liè shēn