役

yì

Radical: 彳 ideographic

Components & Etymology

役 decomposes into the following components:

彳 殳

Words containing 役

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 役.

仆役
pú yì
servant
使役
shǐ yì
to use (an animal or servant)
兵役
bīng yì
military service
劳役
láo yì
forced labor
夫役
fū yì
奴役
nú yì
to enslave
差役
chāi yì
forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)
役使
yì shǐ
to put to work (servant or animal)
役男
yì nán
役畜
yì chù
draft animal
役龄
yì líng
徭役
yáo yì

Related characters (radical 彳)

Characters that share the radical 彳.

彳 彷 彸 彻 彼 彿 往 征 徂 径 待 徇 很 徉 徊 律 後 徐 徑 徒 徕 得 徘 徙

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