吏 lì — official; clerk; functionary

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Level 1 · Common HSK 7-9 #381

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Basic definition

  1. noun official; clerk; functionary e.g 官吏吏治胥吏

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (会意。甲骨文。从手(又)，从中。以手持中。有人认为中为笔。“吏”、“事”、“使”古同字。本义:官吏)
  2. official;mandarin e.g 吏势 · 吏议 · 吏司 · 吏兵 · 吏舍。汉以后只指一般的小官员或吏卒
  3. inferior official e.g 胥吏 吏目 · 吏员 · 狱吏
  4. jail;prison
  5. 姓
verb
  1. administer e.g 吏才 · 吏方 · 吏道 · 吏隐 · 吏材

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