Keyword
official
- minister
- statesman
- vassal
- Frequency
- #1621
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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大臣
chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
臣
state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131
功臣
meritorious official; person who renders exceptional service; hero; (fig.) sth that plays a vital role
车臣
Chechnya, a republic in southwestern Russia; Chechen
臣民
subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
忠臣
faithful official
臣服
to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime); to serve
外交大臣
Foreign Secretary; (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
君臣
a ruler and his ministers (old)
重臣
important minister; major figure in government
朝臣
court councilor
奸臣
a treacherous court official; a minister who conspires against the state
臣子
official in feudal court; subject
文臣
civilian court official (in former times)
宠臣
favored minister
名臣
important official or statesman (in feudal China)
微臣
this small official; humble servant
李舜臣
Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
近臣
member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)
臣妾
(literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler)
家臣
counselor of king or feudal warlord; henchman
谋臣
imperial strategic adviser; expert on strategy
臣僚
court official (in former times)
俯首称臣
to bow before (idiom); to capitulate