臣子

chénzǐ
  1. official in feudal court
  2. subject

CEDICT

minister; statesman; official (in feudal society)

Wiktionary

旧时入仕者对国君的自称。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 臣 chén
  1. state official or subject in dynastic China
  2. I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign)
  3. Kangxi radical 131
=2 子 zǐ
  1. son
  2. child
  3. seed
  4. egg
  5. small thing
  6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
  7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
=2 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"

Related entries

臣下 chénxià
  1. official in feudal court
  2. subject
臣属 chénshǔ
  1. official in feudal court
  2. subject
主词 zhǔcí subject
句子通常有主詞和動詞。

A sentence normally has a subject and a verb.

Source: Tatoeba

主语 zhǔyǔ subject (in grammar)
受试者 shòushìzhě
  1. subject (in an experiment)
  2. participant (in a clinical trial etc)
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