Memory phrase for the character: 役

役

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Meaning

forced labor, corvée, obligatory task, military service

Pronunciation

yì

Explanation

 Left: go 彳, right: 殳 (battle axe in a hand 又)

Mnemonic
 
Go with the battle axe in your hand, that is your forced labor.

Radicals

彳 stepA simplified variant of “to go 行” with the same meaning.
殳 weaponbattle axe in a hand 又




 Vocabulary

奴役 nú yì  to enslave; slavery
拘役 jū yì  detention
靖难之役 jìng nán zhī yì  war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor
靖难之役 jìng nán zhī yì  

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