How to write 隶

隶 (lì) 1. Attached; subordinate. 附属，属于。 Example: 属 (belong), 配属 (subordinate), 直属中央 (directly under the central authority). 2. Yamen runner during feudal times. 封建时代的衙役。 Example: 隶卒 (yamen runner), 皂隶 (black yamen runner), 徒隶 (servile worker). 3. A person of low social status who was enslaved in ancient times. 旧时地位低下而被奴役的人。 Example: 奴隶 (slave), 隶仆 (servant). 4. A type of Chinese calligraphy known as official script, evolved from seal script. 隶书，汉字的一种书体，由篆书简化演变而成。 Example: 隶书 (official script), 隶字 (official script characters), 汉隶 (Han dynasty official script). 名 (míng) - In ancient China, a term used for a type of slave or servitor. 中囯古代对一种奴隶或差役的称谓。 Quotes: "輿臣隶, 隶臣僚。" —《左传》 "皆得以隶使之。" — 明· 张溥《五人墓碑记》 "甿隶之人。" — 汉· 贾谊《过秦论》 "欲效野夫贱隶。" — 明· 刘基《诚意伯刘文成公文集》 - Specific to yamen runners. 特指衙役。 Example: 皂隶 (black yamen runner). - Referring to official script. 即隶书。 Example: 隸絶 (a master in writing official script), 隸習 (practice), 隸篆 (official script and small seal script). 动 (dòng) - To catch; capture. 同本义。 - To follow; subordinate. 跟从;附属。 - To check; review; inspect. 检查。 - To practice. 练习。 Additional meanings include: 1. To live the life of a refugee (通“离”) 2. To be checked (通“肄”) Overall, "隶" denotes subordination, servitude and is particularly associated with ancient officials and a specific script style in Chinese writing.