奴

nú
#1,400 most
frequent character
slave

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

奴 shows a woman 女 and a right hand 又: a hand seizing her. That picture gave the first sense, forcing a woman into slavery. From there the meaning narrowed to 'slave; servant'. 女 also sounds like the whole character, though the tone differs.

Drawn as: woman; right hand

奴 as a component in other characters

sound7 characters
努怒弩呶驽孥胬
picture1 character
帑

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