役(yì)

HSK 7-97 strokes

forced labor

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Character information

Pinyin
yì
Meaning
forced labor; corvée; obligatory task; military service; to use as servant; to enserf; servant (old); war; campaign; battle
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 役 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰彳殳

A person walking over 彳 with food in hand 殳

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

彳chì殳shū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 役 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 役

Common words using 役 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tuì退yì役
HSK 7-9

(of military personnel or athletes) to retire

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shǐ使yì役

to use (an animal or servant); working (animal); (beast) of burden; causati…

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pú仆yì役

servant

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bīng兵yì役

military service

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yī一shēn身liǎng两yì役

one person taking on two tasks simultaneously

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láo劳yì役

forced labor

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nú奴yì役

to enslave

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zhàn战yì役

military campaign

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退使仆兵一身两劳

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