吏
Meanings
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- 1.minor government official or functionary (old)
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Wiktionary
- 1.government official
- 2.petty official
- 3.a surname
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Etymology
Alternative descendant of 叓, which is the ancient form of 事. Furthermore, both characters are related to 史, which was born as a variant without the horizontal stroke on top. The character should represent a hand holding a flag to mean "representative, ambassador"; see 使. See 理 (lǐ, “envoy, jail official, matchmaker”).
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Stroke order
Components
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Derived terms
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Related words
官吏 bureaucrat吏治 style of governing (of minor official)蠹吏 corrupt officials故吏 (literary) former subordinate从吏 minor official污吏 a corrupt official胥吏 low-level government official (in former times)假吏 acting magistrate狱吏 prison guard属吏 (old) subordinate; underling吏胥 minor official吏部 Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)