Dong Chinese dictionary

nú

slave

Depicts a hand (又) behind a woman (女) slave's back forcing her to work.

Components

nǚ, rǔ

woman

Depicts a woman slave. Also serves as a phonetic component.

又 Iconic component

yòu

(hand), again

Depicts a hand forcing a slave to do work.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

nú

slave, servant; slave

Most common words with 奴

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 10 characters (3 verified)

Sources