TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
劣
ㄌㄧㄝˋ · liè
adj — inferior, poor, of low quality
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Too little (少) strength (力) — what is weak is inferior, of poor quality. The two parts spell out the verdict: 劣等、惡劣、劣勢.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
出的力（力）太少（少），活兒做得又粗又差。
Too little (少) strength (力) goes in, and the work comes out coarse and poor.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)低劣、劣等— inferior, of poor quality常用
→惡劣— bad, vile
⇒劣勢— a disadvantage, the weaker position
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension