Chinese Word: 隶 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

隶 (Trad.: 隸)HSK 6

Pinyin: lì

English Definition: attached to; scribe

Chinese Definition:
①附属，属于：隶属。配隶(从属)。直隶中央。
②封建时代的衙役：隶卒。皂隶。徒隶。
③旧社会中地位低被奴役的人：奴隶。隶仆。
④汉字的一种书体：隶书。隶字。汉隶。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 隶

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奴隶HSK 6	nú lì	slave
隶属	lì shǔ	to belong to (a category); to be attached to
奴隶主	nú lì zhǔ	slave owner
奴隶社会HSK 6	nú lì shè huì	slave-owning society (precedes feudal society 封建社会 in Marxist theory)
隶书	lì shū	clerical script; official script (Chinese calligraphic style)