a person in servitude; to be subordinate to
Animated Stroke Order 隶
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HSK Vocabulary: 隶
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 隶 is used in context
1
tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
shū书
xiě写
lì隶
shū书
zì字
tǐ体
。
He is skilled at writing in clerical script.
2
gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
rén人
bèi被
dàng当
zuò作
nú奴
lì隶
。
In ancient times, many people were treated as slaves.
3
zhè这
ge个
bù部
mén门
lì隶
shǔ属
yú于
zǒng总
gōng公
sī司
guǎn管
lǐ理
。
This department is subordinate to the headquarters.
4
tā他
shì是
nú奴
lì隶
。
He is a slave.
5
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
nú奴
lì隶
méi没
yǒu有
zì自
yóu由
。
In ancient times, slaves had no freedom.
6
nú奴
lì隶
zhì制
dù度
zài在
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
céng曾
jīng经
hěn很
pǔ普
biàn遍
。
Slavery was once very common in history.
Information
Traditional隸
Radical隶
Strokes8
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#3019
Zhuyinㄌㄧˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+96B6
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Cultural note
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