Dictionary/役

役

役 yì

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HSK 7-9常用国字7 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1forced labor
2corvée
3obligatory task
4military service
5to use as servant
6to enserf
7servant (old)
8war
9campaign
10battle

Etymology

ideographic · A person walking over 彳 with food in hand 殳

Radical

彳 · to step with the left foot

Composition

⿰彳殳

Writing

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