Vita:劣

Parts

• 劣 862 inferiority
  • 少 106 few
    • 小 105 little (small)
      • ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
      • ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
      • ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
    • ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
  • 力 858 muscle (power)

KANJIDIC Entry

• 劣 4E74 U52a3 B4 C19 G8 S6 F1620 N185 V524 H2395 DK1553 L862 K1580 DO1324 MN2302 MP2.0374 E1928 IN1150 DJ1153 DG210 P2-4-2 I3n3.4 Q9042.7 DR1145 ZPP3-4-2 ZPP4-6-4 Ylie4 Wryeol レツ おと.る {inferiority} {be inferior to} {be worse}

EDICT Entries

• 拙劣 [せつれつ] / (adj-na,n) clumsy / unskillful / (P) /
• 卑劣 [ひれつ] / (adj-na,n) mean / foul play / cowardly / base / (P) /
• 優劣 [ゆうれつ] / (n) (relative) merits / superiority or inferiority / quality / (P) /
• 劣る [おとる] / (v5r) to fall behind / to be inferior to / (P) /
• 劣悪 [れつあく] / (adj-na,n) inferiority / coarseness / (P) /
• 劣化 [れっか] / (n,vs) deterioration / degradation / (P) /
• 劣勢 [れっせい] / (adj-na,n) numerical inferiority / (P) /
• 劣等感 [れっとうかん] / (n) inferiority complex / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 1902 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 劣 => 少, 力

Radical

• 劣 => 小 (small) , 丿 (bend) , 力 (power/force)

Graphical

• 劣 => 亅,八,丿,㇆,丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lie4 - inferior

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 劣 (lie4): The component 丿 is pronounced as 'pie3'.
2. Pronunciation clue for 劣 (lie4): The component 力 is pronounced as 'li4'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 卑劣
• 恶劣 (惡劣)

Medium Frequency

• 劣
• 劣质 (劣質)
• 拙劣