Chinese Character 劣 Meanings and components.

Form

劣

Meaning

劣 meaning[3] in English

Inferior.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 劣 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are few (少) , and surname Li (力)

Its radical[1] is: 力 (li4) which means: Surname Li, .力li4surname Li

In cangjie it is written with FHKS

How to write 劣

To write劣lie4inferior you should write a combination of 少shao3few , 力li4surname Li arranged in a 吕 shape:

少 + 力 = 劣

劣 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 劣 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 劣, looks as follow:

劣
Pinyin:lie4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Inferior
少
Pinyin:shao3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Few . Less . To Lack . To Be Missing . To Stop (Doing Sth) . Seldom
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
力
Pinyin:li4
Meaning[3]: Surname Li

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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