military service; forced labor; obligatory task

HSK 6 #1245

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1245th character
Radical ⼻ (60.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 793

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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Words containing 役

Word Meaning
military campaign
in active service; to serve in the army
to retire from the military, sport etc; retired from use
to enslave; slavery
military service
to serve in the army
(military) active duty
forced labor; animal labor
servant
odd jobs; part-time worker
forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)
forced labor; penal servitude; corvée
one person taking on two tasks simultaneously
one person taking on two tasks simultaneously
Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940)
Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940)
Battle of Midway, June 1942
Battle of Midway, June 1942
to use (an animal or servant); working (animal)
servant
forced labor; animal labor
laborer; corvee
Menglianggu Campaign, key 1947 civil war battle
Menglianggu Campaign, 1947 civil war battle
Pingjin Campaign in Chinese Civil War
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