be subservient to

Senses

/ 隸 variants: 隷 slave

(bound form) a person in servitude; a slave or servant

/ 隸 variants: 隷 [subordination]

(bound form) to belong to; to be subordinate to; to be attached to

/ 隸 variants: 隷 clerical script

(bound form) the clerical style of Chinese calligraphy, also known as "scribe" style

/ 隸 variants: 隷 surname

a Chinese surname

/ 隸 variants: 隷 runner

(bound form) a low-ranking yamen runner or government official in former times

/ 隸 variants: 隷 to study

(literary) to study or practice

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