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役
yì
1. forced labor
2. corvée
3. obligatory task
4. military service
5. to use as servant
6. to enserf
7. servant (old)
8. war
9. campaign
10. battle
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

役
yì
servant, laborer; service; to serve
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

驱役
qūyì
to order (somebody) about
役畜
yìchù
draft animal
役龄
yìlíng
enlistment age
徭役
yáoyì
forced labor
战役
zhànyì
military campaign
HSK 6
拘役
jūyì
detention
服役
fúyì
to serve in the army
现役
xiànyì
(military) active duty
田役
tiányì
farm work
苦役
kǔyì
forced labor
衙役
yáyì
bailiff of feudal yamen
退役
tuìyì
to retire from the military
避役
bìyì
chameleon
杂役
záyì
odd jobs
使役
shǐyì
to use (an animal or servant)
仆役
púyì
servant
兵役
bīngyì
military service
劳役
láoyì
forced labor
奴役
núyì
to enslave
差役
chāiyì
forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,244
Word Frequency Rank
4,441 of 84,292

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