驛

Information about character(s)

Radical: 馬
Radical Strokes: 10
Additional Strokes: 13
Total Strokes: 23
Simplified Form: 驿

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yì
Cantonese: jik6
JapaneseKun: UMAYA
JapaneseOn: EKI
Korean: YEK
Vietnamese: dịch

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: relay station

CE-Dict: post horse/relay station

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.formerly one of a series of roadside stops for the supply of relay horses or rest for couriers

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《馬部》驛置騎也。从馬睪聲。

康熙字典文字版 【亥集上】【馬字部】驛
【唐韻】羊益切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】夷益切，𠀤音亦。【玉篇】譯也，道也。【增韻】今之遞馬。又傳舍也。【唐書·劉晏傳】初州取富人主郵遞，謂之捉驛。　又【正字通】稱頌人曰驛其聲而吟之。　又往來不絕曰駱驛。【後漢·郭伋傳】駱驛不絕。　又落驛。【書·洪範】乃命卜筮，曰雨，曰霽，曰蒙，曰驛，曰克。【傳】驛，氣落驛不連屬也。　又【詩·周頌】驛驛其達。【註】驛驛，苗生貌。　又姓。本作𩦯，俗省作驛。互詳馹字註。

CF-Dict: poste, relais de poste

Han-De-Dict: Poststation (u.E.)