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Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Regular Modern
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Original form of 役. Depicts a person (亻) being controlled by a weapon (殳). Based on the original meaning "to command".
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《說文》：“役，戍邊也。从殳，从彳。，古文役从人。”
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