芜劣
wú​liè

inferior and muddled

芜 wú, wǔ luxurious growth of weeds Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 无 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蕪.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

无
无 Sound component
wú negative

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

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劣 liè bad

Phonosemantic compound. 少 represents the meaning and 力 represents the sound.

Components

少
少 Meaning component
shǎo, shao, shào few
力
力 Sound component
lì, li power

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangrod
Unicodeliuɛt

說文解字

弱也。从力少聲。

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

蕪 luxurious growth of weeds Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 無 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

無
無 Sound component
wú negative

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmjum(r)aovergrown with weeds
Zhengzhangma
Unicodemio

說文解字

薉也。从艸無聲。

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)