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隶 - lì

subservient; servant; KangXi radical 171

subservient; servant; KangXi radical 171

How to read 隶

Click 隶 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishsubservient; servant; KangXi radical 171
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

隶圉 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 隶属. Please read 隶书 one more time.

Common words with this character

servants; underlings
to be subordinate to; to be under the jurisdiction of
clerical script; official script
see 隸書|隶书[li4 shu1]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 隶 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 隶圉 and 隶属 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 隶.