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Chinese symbol for “serf”

农奴
nóng nú
Traditional: 農奴
serf

The closest CC-CEDICT match for serf is 农奴 (nóng nú), defined as: serf.

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

农 nóng
agriculture, farming; farmer
radical 14 ⼍ · 6 strokes
奴 nú
slave, servant
radical 38 ⼥ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “serf”

WordPinyinMeaning
耕奴gēng núagricultural slave; serf

Related words

Other words that share a character with 农奴.

WordPinyinMeaning
农业 (農業)nóng yèagriculture; farming
农民 (農民)nóng mínpeasant; farmer
农村 (農村)nóng cūnrural area; village
农场 (農場)nóng chǎngfarm
农产品 (農產品)nóng chǎn pǐnagricultural produce
农药 (農藥)nóng yàoagricultural chemical; farm chemical
奴隶 (奴隸)nú lìslave
奴役nú yìto enslave

See also: Japanese symbol for “serf”.

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.