Simplified
Original meaning: catch from behind
Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾) from behind. Based on the original meaning "catch from behind", now written as 逮. In simplified Chinese 隶 is also used to mean "subservient", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 隸.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dojH | m-rˤəp-s | reach to |
說文解字
《說文》：“隶，及也。从又，从省。又持者，从後及之也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.221-222
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngjoX | m-qʰ<r>aʔ | prison; keep in enclosure |
| Zhengzhang | ŋaʔ | ||
| Unicode | ngiǔ |
說文解字
囹圄，所以拘罪人。从㚔从囗。一曰圉，垂也。一曰圉人，掌馬者。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | lejH | [r]ˤə[p]-s | subordinate |
說文解字
《說文》：“隸，附箸也。从隶，柰聲。，篆文隸从古文之體。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)