How to write 驿

驿 yì 【名】 【本义】: Anciently, a place where persons delivering documents could rest and change horses; also refers to the horses used for delivering documents. 1. The place where couriers could rest and change horses for delivering documents, also refers to the horses used: post station, post house, post official (an official in charge of the post station), post clerk. 2. Now used as a geographical name: Longquan Post (in Sichuan Province, China). 3. Anciently the same as “绎”, meaning to go back and forth. 驿 yì 【名】 【本义】: Anciently, a horse used for delivering documents or messages. 【造字法】: Phono-semantic compound. From 马 (horse), with the sound of 睪 (yì). 1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] post horse). 【引】 1. "说文": 驿, to establish couriers. 2. Referring to what Mencius established for postal services, meaning to hurry. 3. "馹" refers to carriage for delivering messages, while "驿" refers to horseback. 4. "左传·文公十六年": The Chu prince used post horses. 5. "左传·襄公二十七年": Used posts to pay respects to the various kings. 6. "后汉书·张衡传": After several days, the post arrived. 2. Post station ([En.] post). 【引】 1. Lu You's "Bu Suan Zi · Yong Mei": By the broken bridge outside the post, blooms alone and unattended. 【例】 - For example: post delivery horse (驿马); post horse star (a superstition in astrology, indicating long journeys or changes of residence); post clerk (an official managing post stations); post pavilion (an ancient resting place for travelers); post document (documents delivered by post horse); post house (inn, post lodging); post rider (a courier riding a post horse to deliver documents).