CHINESE CHARACTER

役 (yì): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yì

servant, laborer; service; to serve

HSK 7-97 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

彳

Primary radical

彳 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 役.

彳 · 殳

Visible components

役 is decomposed as ⿰彳殳.

STROKES · 7

Write 役 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 役

退役tuìyì

HSK 7-9 · (of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned

战役zhànyì

HSK 7-9 · military campaign

Examples using 役

退役

汤姆是一个越军退役军人。

Tāng mǔ shì yí gè yuè jūn tuì yì jūn rén。

Tom is a Vietnam veteran.

战役

这里曾是黑斯廷斯战役的战场。

Zhè lǐ céng shì hēi sī tíng sī zhàn yì de zhàn chǎng。

This is the place where the battle of Hastings took place.

FAQ

What does 役 (yì) mean in Chinese?

servant, laborer; service; to serve

How do you write 役 in stroke order?

役 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 役?

彳 is the radical in 役. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 役?

退役 (tuìyì): (of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned; 战役 (zhànyì): military campaign.