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Chinese symbol for “enslave”

奴役
nú yì
to enslave

The closest CC-CEDICT match for enslave is 奴役 (nú yì), defined as: to enslave.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

奴 nú
slave, servant
radical 38 ⼥ · 5 strokes
役 yì
servant, laborer; service; to serve
radical 60 ⼻ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “enslave”

WordPinyinMeaning
奴化nú huàto enslave; to subjugate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 奴役.

WordPinyinMeaning
奴隶 (奴隸)nú lìslave
奴隶制 (奴隸制)nú lì zhìslavery
奴才nú caislave; fig. flunkey
农奴 (農奴)nóng núserf
奴隶主 (奴隸主)nú lì zhǔslave owner
战役 (戰役)zhàn yìmilitary campaign
服役fú yìto serve in the army; in active service
退役tuì yì(of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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