役
forced labor; corvée; obligatory task; military service; to use as servant; to enserf; servant (old); war; campaign; battle
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,755 U+5F79
How 役 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A person walking over 彳 with food in hand 殳
components: 彳 殳
How to remember it
service · Heisig RSH #1997
queue + missile
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 役
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瓜达尔卡纳尔岛战役 | Guā dá ěr kǎ nà ěr Dǎo Zhàn yì | Battle of Guadalcanal (August 1942 – February 1943), a pivotal campaign in the Pacific The… |
| 斯大林格勒战役 | Sī dà lín gé lè Zhàn yì | Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the blood… |
| 一身两役 | yī shēn liǎng yì | one person taking on two tasks simultaneously |
| 役使动物 | yì shǐ dòng wù | draft animals; beasts of burden |
| 中途岛战役 | Zhōng tú Dǎo Zhàn yì | Battle of Midway, June 1942 |
| 平津战役 | Píng jīn Zhàn yì | Pingjin Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Lib… |
| 毕其功于一役 | bì qí gōng yú yī yì | to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom) |
| 不列颠战役 | Bù liè diān Zhàn yì | Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940) |
| 服兵役 | fú bīng yì | to serve in the army |
| 战役 | zhàn yì | military campaign |
| 夫役 | fū yì | corvee; laborer |
| 靖难之役 | jìng nán zhī yì | war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor |
| 淮海战役 | Huái hǎi Zhàn yì | Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Lib… |
| 服役 | fú yì | to serve in the army; in active service |
| 兵役 | bīng yì | military service |
| 苦役 | kǔ yì | forced labor; corvée; penal servitude |
| 田役 | tián yì | farm work |
| 劳役 | láo yì | forced labor; corvée (labor required of a serf); animal labor |
| 现役 | xiàn yì | (military) active duty; (sports) currently active (player, athlete etc) |
| 预备役 | yù bèi yì | reserve duty; reserve service; military reserve |