Meaning
attached to; scribe
Chinese: 隶属，也指隶书。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “li” becomes a different word in each tone. 隶 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 奴隶nú lìslave
- 隶体lì tǐsee 隶书
- 隶书lì shūclerical script; official script (Chinese calligraphic style)
- 改隶gǎi lì(of an entity) to come under the administration of (a different authority)
- 隶属lì shǔto be subordinate to; to be under the jurisdiction of
Example Sentence
这个小镇隶属于附近的一个大城市。Zhè ge xiǎo zhèn lì shǔ yú fù jìn de yí ge dà chéng shì.This small town belongs to a nearby big city.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this小镇xiǎo zhènsmall town隶lì(bound form) to be subordi属于shǔ yúto belong to附近fù jìnnearby的deof一个yí gea大城市dà chéng shìmajor city。