隸

隸 (Kangxi radical 171, 隶+9, 17 strokes, cangjie input 木火中水 (DFLE), four-corner 4593₂, composition ⿰柰隶)

The Kangxi dictionary lists another character 隷 as being equivalent to this character.

• 𭳬, 𪴛, 𥌿, 𥷗

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1363, character 30
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41932
• Dae Jaweon: page 1867, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4323, character 10
• Unihan data for U+96B8

• Unihan data for U+F9B8

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rɯːds) : phonetic 柰 (OC *naːds) + semantic 隶 (“arrest”).

隸

1. (historical) A class of lowly persons or servants in ancient China.

   奴隸／奴隶  ―  núlì  ―  slave [in general]

2. to be subordinate

   隸屬／隶属  ―  lìshǔ  ―  to be affiliated to; to belong to; to be subordinate

3. clerical script

   隸書／隶书  ―  lìshū  ―  clerical script

• “隸”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. Alternative form of 隷.

• On (unclassified): れい (rei)、い (i)
• Kun: しもべ (shimobe)、したがう (shitagau)

隸 (eumhun 종 례 (jong rye), word-initial (South Korea) 종 예 (jong ye))

1. hanja form^? of 례/예 (“be subserviant to, servant”)

隸: Hán Nôm readings: lệ

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