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Character Decomposition
役=彳+殳
Etymology
A person walking over 彳 with food in hand 殳
Meanings
forced labor
corvée
obligatory task
military service
to use as servant
to enserf
servant (old)
war
campaign
battle
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Words with 役 236 total
military service兵役bīng yìforced labor of feudal tenant (corvée) · bailiff of feudal yamen差役chāi yìchameleon避役bì yìcorvee · laborer夫役fū yìto use (an animal or servant) · working (animal) · (beast) of burden · causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc)使役shǐ yìto order (sb) about · (by extension) to put to use驱役qū yìservant仆役pú yì
Idioms with 役 5 total Chain
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