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吏 · Cheng Miao

Lì (4th tone). 《说文·一部》: 「吏,治人者也。从一从史,史亦声。」 — ‘one who governs people; from 一 and 史, and 史 is also the phonetic.’ The construction is exact: the officer is the scribe (史) bound to the single standard (一). Duan Yucai treats 吏 and 史 as one roo $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart