役 yì servant
servant; laborer; service; to serve
怎么记住“役”: 彳 crossroads + 殳 weapon = servant. The rich man orders his gardener to stand guard at the crossroads with an old weapon, as if he were only a servant.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
役 = 彳 crossroads + 殳 weapon
- 彳 crossroads meaning
- 殳 weapon meaning
The rich man orders his gardener to stand guard at the crossroads with an old weapon, as if he were only a servant.
How it came to be
The small seal form joins the sign for moving and a weapon: at first guarding the border, later any duty or service.
用法
- Service/labor/military duty: 服役 (fúyì) to serve in the army, 退役 (tuìyì) to be discharged/retire (from service or sport), 兵役 (bīngyì) conscription.
- Also a battle/campaign: 战役 (zhànyì) a military campaign, 淮海战役 the Huaihai Campaign.
- 奴役 (núyì) = to enslave.