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The character "奴" is structurally composed of 女 (woman) and 又 (hand), an etymology that indicates its original sense of a female captive or slave. Its meaning generalized over time to refer to any enslaved person or servant, evident in classical compounds like "奴隸" for slave and "奴才" for minion. The character's semantic range further expanded to include metaphorical applications, where it describes individuals subjugated by or obsessively devoted to a particular object or activity, such as in modern terms like "房奴" for mortgage slave or "手机奴" for smartphone slave.
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这个奴隶很辛苦。
奴仆为主人服务。
他表现出奴性。
农奴在田间劳动。
他们被奴役了很多年。
古代奴婢生活悲惨。
我们不能做亡国奴。
反对奴役制度是正义的。