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Chinese symbol for “slavery”

奴隶制
nú lì zhì
Traditional: 奴隸制
slavery

The closest CC-CEDICT match for slavery is 奴隶制 (nú lì zhì), defined as: slavery.

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
隶 lì
subservient; servant
radical 171 ⾪ · 8 strokes
制 zhì
system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “slavery”

WordPinyinMeaning
奴隶制度 (奴隸制度)nú lì zhì dùslavery

Related words

Other words that share a character with 奴隶制.

WordPinyinMeaning
奴隶 (奴隸)nú lìslave
奴役nú yìto enslave
奴才nú caislave; fig. flunkey
农奴 (農奴)nóng núserf
奴隶主 (奴隸主)nú lì zhǔslave owner
隶属 (隸屬)lì shǔto be subordinate to; to be under the jurisdiction of
奴隶制度 (奴隸制度)nú lì zhì dùslavery
奴隶社会 (奴隸社會)nú lì shè huìslave-owning society (precedes feudal society 封建社會|封建社会 in Marxist theory)
控制kòng zhìto control

See also: Japanese symbol for “slavery”.

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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