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役 = 彳 + 殳

役 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “service”. It is built from 彳 (step with left foot) and 殳 (name of old weapon). It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
service
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yì
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
обслуживание
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
役 duty

Decomposition

ids

  1. 彳 step with left foot
  2. 殳 name of old weapon

Characters that contain 役

How to find 役 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “step with left foot” + “name of old weapon”. 役 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 役 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.