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奴
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slave

HSK 7 N1
Human →Relations →Occupations
nú
ド
やつ、やっこ
노
Depicts a hand (又) behind a woman (女) slave's back forcing her to work.
Components
女 woman+ 又 again =
奴 slave
女 Phonetic component
nǚ woman
woman, girl
Depicts a woman slave. Also serves as a phonetic component.
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又 Iconic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Depicts a hand forcing a slave to do work.
Notes
Similar Characters
妻 wife佞 glib囡 one's daughter奶 milk奸 crafty她 she奼 colorful (trad)好 good妁 act as go-between妄 absurd妆 adorn (simp)妈 mama (simp)妊 conceive妍 seductive妒 jealous of妓 prostitute妖 bewitching妗 wife of mother's brother妙 wonderful妝 put on makeup (trad)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
奴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
奴 [nú]
slave
Japanese
奴 やっこ 同音

noun

  1. servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)
  2. chivalrous man (Edo period)
  3. abbrev. cubed tofu (often served cold)
  4. abbrev. kite shaped like an Edo-period footman
  5. abbrev. Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants
  6. enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)

pronoun

  1. archaicderogatory he; she; him; her
奴 やつ 、 ヤツ 同音
  1. noun usually kana fellow; guy; chap (derogatory or familiar)
  2. noun colloquialusually kana thing; object
  3. pronoun he; she; him; her (derogatory or familiar)
奴 め 同音

suffix

  1. usually kanaderogatory damn; bastard (derogatory suffix (referring to others))
  2. humble humble (humble suffix (referring to oneself))
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (4)
欠点はあるけれども、彼はいい奴だ。
For all his faults, he is a good fellow.
新しいバイクは買えないのでこの古いやつでなんとか間に合わせなくてはならないだろう。
I can't afford to buy a new bike, so I'll have to manage with this old one.
やつは僕を裏切ったんだ！
He stabbed me in the back!
この田舎者めが。
You clown you.
Japanese Names
奴 やっこ
Yakko surname
CHINESE WORDS (65)
奴隶 [nú​lì] #3,159
slave
奴隶 [nú​lì] #3,159
slave
匈奴 [Xiōng​nú] #30,171
Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties
奴役 [nú​yì] #13,414
to enslave
奴才 [nú​cai] #25,002
slave
奴隶制 [nú​lì​zhì] #20,115
slavery
奴隶制 [nú​lì​zhì] #20,115
slavery
奴婢 [nú​bì] #38,454
slave servant
奴仆 [nú​pú] #24,075
servant
奴仆 [nú​pú] #24,075
servant
55 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (67)
⭐ 奴ら [やつら] #3,184
they
⭐ 奴隷 [どれい] #3,676
slave
臣 [おみ] #18,517
retainer
⭐ 彼奴 [あいつ] #22,226
he
奴隷商人 [どれいしょうにん] #29,905
slaver
守銭奴 [しゅせんど] #38,443
miser
芸妓 [げいぎ] #39,024
geisha
⭐ 此奴 [こいつ] #39,925
he
農奴 [のうど] #43,919
serf
⭐ あいつ等 [あいつら] #46,081
they
57 more items
KOREAN WORDS (2)
노예 #20,127
slave
노비
slave