1. 役

役

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  • 1243rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
役→
彳殳
2Radical
役→
彳step殳weapon/lance
3Graphical
役→
㇒丨丿㇠㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yì (yi4)forced labor • corvée • obligatory task • military service • to use as servant • to enserf • servant (old) • war • campaign • battle

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 役 yì (yi4)The component 彳 is pronounced as 'chì' (chi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

战役 (戰役)
退役 

Medium Frequency

兵役 
奴役 
役 
服役 
现役 (現役)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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