奴 nú slave
slave; servant
How it came to be
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
The oldest form shows a hand seizing a woman: a captive made to serve.
用法
- A slave/servant: 奴隶 (núlì) slave, 奴役 (núyì) to enslave, 奴才 (núcai) a lackey (insult).
- Modern coinages: 房奴 (fángnú) mortgage slave, 车奴 (chēnú), someone enslaved by their possessions.