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
Pingjin Campaign in Chinese Civil War
to make use of for labor
beasts of burden; draft animals
beasts of burden; draft animals
males eligible for military service; draftee
beast of burden; draft animal
enlistment age
enlistment age
forced labor; corvee
military campaign
detention
Battle of Stalingrad in World War II
Battle of Stalingrad in World War II
Huaihai Campaign in the Chinese Civil War
Huaihai Campaign in Chinese Civil War
(military) active duty
Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II
Battle of Guadalcanal, 1942 Pacific War
farm work
to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)
to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)
bailiff of feudal yamen
Liaoshen Campaign in the Chinese Civil War
Liaoshen Campaign, 1948 civil war battle
chameleon