Labor

1. Meaning:

yi4
  • Meaning: Labor
  • Etymology: Ideogram
  • Explanation: Original drawing shows the walking--left foot step-- and holding a defense weapon; thus labor or military service

  • 2. Pronunciation: Click yi4 to hear it.

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  • Stroke Order: from top left, start with the "left step" (chi4) character and on the right, a zhi2, heng2zhi2, heng2pie3 and a na4

  • 4. Radical:

    shu1zi4bu4
  • Explanation: Any character with this radical is associated with using the labor.
  • Sound: Click shu1zi4bu4 to hear it
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