皂隸

皂隶
zàolì

a type of servant in ancient China

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 皂 zào
  1. soap
  2. black
2 隸 lì
  1. (bound form) a person in servitude; low-ranking subordinate
  2. (bound form) to be subordinate to
  3. (bound form) clerical script (the style of characters intermediate between ancient seal and modern regular characters)