贱民

Traditional form:

賤民

Pinyin (reading):

jiànmín

Definitions:

• social stratum below the level of ordinary people
• untouchable
• dalit (India caste)

Characters:

• 贱 - cheap, low, mean, worthless
• 民 - citizens, subjects; a nation's people

Traditional characters:

• 賤 - cheap, low, mean, worthless
• 民 - citizens, subjects; a nation's people