职 zhí — duty · English

职

zhí

duty

At a glance · 职

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「职」繁体「職」从耳戠声，小篆从耳職声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「职」本义为记、识别，引申职务、职业、职责。

Structure

从耳、戠(zhí)声，形声字，耳表听闻义类，戠表音；简作职。

At a glance

Pinyinzhí

Radical耳

Strokes11

UnicodeU+804C

Character type形声

Theme政事

Six languages, one character

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English duty duty, profession; office, post

Français fonction Fonction, poste. «摄职从政» : exercer une charge.

Español cargo Cargo, puesto. «摄职从政»: ejercer una función.

العربية منصب منصب، وظيفة. «摄职从政»: ممارسة الوظيفة.

Русский должность Должность, пост. «摄职从政»: исполнять обязанности.

Common words

职业zhí yèprofession
职务zhí wùpost

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