yáo徭（傜）
徭（傜）
Meaning of 徭
徭 means corvée labor; forced labor; statute labor. Pronounced yáo.
- corvée labor; forced labor; statute labor
Character Info
Radical亻
Strokes12
Components
亻
䍃
Stroke Order
徭
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
bǎi百
xìng姓
kǔ苦
yú于
yáo傜
yì役
fán繁
zhòng重
。
In ancient times, the common people suffered from the heavy burden of corvée labor.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yáo傜
yì役
zhì制
dù度
zǎo早
yǐ已
fèi废
chú除
。
This system of forced labor was abolished long ago.
Yáo傜
fù赋
chén沉
zhòng重
，
mín民
bù不
liáo聊
shēng生
。
The corvée and taxes were heavy, and the people could not survive.