Memory phrase for the character: 劣

劣

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Meaning

inferior, clumsy, low-grade

Pronunciation

liè

Explanation

 Top: small/little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few.), below: strength 力

Mnemonic
 
Too little strength makes you inferior.

Radicals

少 few, little
力 power, forceA variations is: to act 办.




 Vocabulary

恶劣 è liè  vile; nasty; of very poor quality
卑劣 bēi liè  base; mean; despicable
土豪劣绅 tǔ háo liè shēn  local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
拙劣 zhuō liè  clumsy; botched
优胜劣汰 yōu shèng liè tài  survival of the fittest
优胜劣汰 yōu shèng liè tài  

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