隷

隷

See also: 隸 and 隶

隷 U+96B7, 隷 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-96B7 ← 隶 [U+96B6] CJK Unified Ideographs 隸 → [U+96B8]

隷 U+FA2F, 隷 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA2F ← 郞 [U+FA2E] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 侮 → [U+FA30]

Translingual

Traditional	隸
Shinjitai	隷
Simplified	隶

Han character

隷 (Kangxi radical 171, 隶+8, 16 strokes, cangjie input 土火中水 (GFLE), composition ⿰⿱士示隶)

1. be subservient to
2. servant

References

• KangXi: page 1363, character 26
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41928
• Dae Jaweon: page 1867, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4323, character 6
• Unihan data for U+96B7
• Unihan data for U+FA2F

Usage notes

The Kangxi dictionary lists this character 隷 as equivalent to 隸. This character is used mainly in Japan.

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 隷 – see 隸. (This character, 隷, is a variant form of 隸.)

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Japanese

Kanji

隷

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. subordinate, dependency

Readings

• Go-on: らい (rai)
• Kan-on: れい (rei, Jōyō)
• Kun: しもべ (shimobe, 隷); したがう (shitagau, 隷う)

Compounds

• 隷従(れいじゅう) (reijū)
• 隷書(れいしょ) (reisho)
• 隷属(れいぞく) (reizoku)
• 奴隷(どれい) (dorei)

Usage notes

This character 隷 is equivalent to 隸 (U+96B8). However, the latter is not used in Japan.