How to write 役

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Meaning of 役

Pinyin yì

Radical

彳

Strokes

Definition

service

Usage

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役 [yì] Verb: 1. 服兵务，从军: to serve in the army, to enlist. 2. 战事: military affairs, war. 3. 服劳力之事: labor service, to provide labor. 4. 使唤: to command, to use as a servant. 5. 被役使的人: a person who is made to serve, a subordinate. Noun: 1. 劳役: labor, work. 2. 服劳役的人: a laborer, someone who provides labor. 3. 仆人: a servant, a domestic worker. 4. 门生，弟子: a follower, a disciple. 5. 事情: an affair, a matter. 6. 事件: an event, an incident. 7. 士卒，服兵役的人: a soldier, one who serves in the military. 8. 职责，职分: a duty, a responsibility. 9. 战斗;战争: a fight, a battle, a war. 10. 差役: a runner or bailiff in a feudal yamen. Further details on definitions: - Verb Origin: The original meaning is to serve in the military, guarding the borders. The character is formed by depicting a person holding a weapon. - Noun Usage: Includes references from historical texts, indicating labor, duties, and military roles. Examples like 役夫 (a person performing service) and 役民 (common people serving) demonstrate the application in historical context.

奴役 nú yì

to enslave / slavery

劳役 láo yì

forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor

战役 zhàn yì

military campaign

现役 xiàn yì

(military) active duty

服役 fú yì

to serve in the army / in active service

退役 tuì yì

to retire from the military, sport etc / to demobilize / to decommission / retired from use

徭役 yáo yì

forced labor / corvee

预备役 yù bèi yì

reserve service / reserve duty

赋役 fù yì

taxes and corvée

差役 chāi yì

forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée) / bailiff of feudal yamen

衙役 yá yì

bailiff of feudal yamen

兵役 bīng yì

military service

役使 yì shǐ

to put to work (servant or animal) / to make use of for labor

此役 cǐ yì

This campaign

服兵役 fú bīng yì

to serve in the army

苦役 kǔ yì

forced labor / corvée / penal servitude

杂役 zá yì

odd jobs / part-time worker

免役 miǎn yì

exempt from service

拘役 jū yì

detention

毕其功于一役 bì qí gōng yú yī yì

to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)

侍役 shì yì

garcon / a boy in buttons

役畜 yì chù

draft animal / beast of burden

仆役 pú yì

servant

役龄 yì líng

enlistment age