役 (yì): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

Animated Stroke Order 役

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Character Breakdown

Left-Right

役=彳step, person+殳weapon, strike

A person (彳) is forced to serve with a weapon (殳) — to be conscripted into military service.

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 役 is used in context

tā他

zài在

jūn军

duì队

fú服

yì役

le了

shí十

nián年

。

He served in the army for ten years.

tā他

wán完

chéng成

le了

liǎng两

nián年

de的

bīng兵

yì役

gǔ古

dài代

yǒu有

láo劳

yì役

zhì制

dù度

。

There was a forced labor system in ancient times.

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Characters pronounced "yi".

yí颐 yì诣 yī揖 yí彝 yì翌 yì臆

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "彳".

dé得 xǐ徙 xún循 pái徘 wǎng往 bǐ彼

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役 (yì): Service — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Character Breakdown

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