Keyword
office
- to trust
- to rely on
- to appoint
- to bear
- duty
- Frequency
- #196
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
亻 (person) gives the meaning and 壬 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
任何
any; whatever; whichever
任务
mission; assignment; task; duty; role
任
to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
责任
responsibility; duty; liability
主任
director; head
担任
to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as
信任
to trust; to have confidence in
现任
to occupy a post currently; current (president etc); incumbent; (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse)
任期
term of office; tenure (entire period in office)
任职
to hold a post; to take office
任命
to appoint; (job) appointment
任意
any; arbitrary; at will; at random
连任
to continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office
上任
to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor
历任
(of one person) to hold the successive posts of; (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc)
出任
to take up a post; to start in a new job
前任
predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc)
新任
newly-appointed; newly elected; new (in a political office)
兼任
to hold a concurrent post; part-time; (in academia) adjunct
就任
to take office; to assume a post
责任感
sense of responsibility
任教
to hold a teaching position
时任
then (as in "the then chairman")
胜任
qualified; competent (professionally); to be up to a task