Rank 1213IntermediateHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

役 - yì

service; a servant, laborer; to serve

service; a servant, laborer; to serve

How to read 役

Click 役 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishservice; a servant, laborer; to serve
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

役使 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 役男. Please read 役畜 one more time.

Common words with this character

to put to work; to make use of for labor
males eligible for military service; draftee; abbr. for 役齡男子|役龄男子
draft animal; beast of burden
enlistment age

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 役 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 役使 and 役男 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 役.