臣

san4

state official or subject in dynastic China · "Your Servant", form of address used when speaking to a ruler · to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to

Meanings

  1. state official or subject in dynastic China
  2. "Your Servant", form of address used when speaking to a ruler
  3. to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to
  4. to serve a ruler as his subject
  5. Kangxi radical 168
  6. a public servant
  7. subject or servant owing allegiance to the ruler
  8. to subjugate or be subjugated
  9. to regard as subject
  10. minister
  11. statesman
  12. official
  13. a modest and polite term of address for 'I'

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