下吏 xiàlì minor official Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents xiàlì minor official 下 xià inferior lower in rank, quality, or grade吏 lì minor official (bound form) a low-level functionary, clerk, or yamen runnerxiàlì to hand over for trial 下 xià verb to issue to deliver; to send out; to issue a command or notification吏 lì official (bound form) a general term for government officials in imperial China