隸
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lì · subservient

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Shape and proportion

17Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

隶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 隸

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Example sentences

Notice where 隸 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ shì nǐ de nú lì.我是你的奴隸。

I am your slave.

Source: Tatoeba #12332179 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā duì dài wǒ jiù xiàng tā de nú lì.他對待我就像他的奴隸。

He treats me like his slave.

Source: Tatoeba #848448 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì cháo liú de nú lì.她是潮流的奴隸。

She is a slave of fashion.

Source: Tatoeba #10450772 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì gè nú lì.我是個奴隸。

I'm a slave.

Source: Tatoeba #6760109 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Měi guó zài yībā liù sān nián fèi chú le nú lì zhì dù.美國在一八六三年廢除了奴隸制度。

America did away with slavery in 1863.

Source: Tatoeba #433928 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì gè nú lì.他是個奴隸。

He is a slave.

Source: Tatoeba #6760108 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 隸 in context

  1. Say lì, then recall the core meaning: subservient.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 隸 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.