• 官吏かんり — government official; state officer
• 能吏のうり — capable, efficient officer
• 吏員りいん — public clerk; government staff member
• 使し / つかう — not a vocabulary item, but its right-side shape comes from the kanji 吏

The radical 口 hints at a mouth — a place where orders and announcements are spoken. The rest of the character shows hands and tools arranged in order, suggesting work being carried out. Together, 吏 evokes a person who receives commands and executes public duties — the “mouth” of the government in everyday administration.