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役

Character

役 yì

HSK 7–9Character

forced labor

Radical
彳
Strokes
7
Structure
Left–right
Parts
彳 殳
Traditional
役
Frequency
#1181 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

yì

yi4
  1. forced labor CC-CEDICT
  2. corvée CC-CEDICT
  3. obligatory task CC-CEDICT
  4. military service CC-CEDICT
  5. to use as servant CC-CEDICT
  6. to enserf CC-CEDICT
  7. servant (old) CC-CEDICT
  8. war CC-CEDICT
  9. campaign CC-CEDICT
  10. battle CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 7 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 役

Draw “役” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 他的爷爷当过兵,服过役。

    tā de yé ye dāng guò bīng fú guò yì

    His grandfather was a soldier and did military service.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 以前很多人要做很重的苦役。

    yǐ qián hěn duō rén yào zuò hěn zhòng de kǔ yì

    In the past, many people had to do very hard forced work.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他服完役以后回家了。

    tā fú wán yì yǐ hòu huí jiā le

    He went home after finishing his military service.

    AI-generated sentence

Words with 役

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役使yì shǐto put to work (servant or animal)Word役男yì nánmales eligible for military serviceWord役畜yì chùdraft animalWord役龄yì língenlistment ageWord役使动物yì shǐ dòng wùdraft animalsWord退役tuì yìto leave the army after finishing your service as a soldierWordHSK 7–9仆役pú yìservantWord使役shǐ yìto use (an animal or servant)Word兵役bīng yìmilitary serviceWord劳役láo yìforced laborWord夫役fū yìcorveeWord奴役nú yìto enslaveWord

Same radical 彳

All characters with 彳 →
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