驿(yì): post horse
8 strokesTrad. 驛
post horse
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yì
- Meaning
- post horse; relay station
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- 驛
Origin & structure
Where 驿 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Phonetic-semantic compound
⿰马？In this compound, the meaning comes from 马 (horse).
One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.
Made of
Parts are arranged left to right.
How to write 驿 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 驿
Common words using 驿 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
Longquanyi, a district of Chengdu City 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4], Sichuan
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