职(zhí)

HSK 311 strokesTrad. 職

office

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Character information

Pinyin
zhí
Meaning
office; duty
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
職

Origin & structure

Where 职 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰耳只

In this compound, the meaning comes from 耳 (ear); 只 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

耳ěr只zhī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 职 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 职

Common words using 职 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

rèn任zhí职
HSK 7-9

to hold a post; to take office

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miǎn免zhí职
HSK 7-9

to relieve sb of his post

Open 免职 page →
gōng公zhí职
HSK 7-9

civil service

Open 公职 page →
jiān兼zhí职
HSK 7-9

to hold concurrent posts

Open 兼职 page →
zài在zhí职
HSK 7-9

to be employed

Open 在职 page →
zhuān专zhí职
HSK 7-9

special duty

Open 专职 page →
jiù就zhí职
HSK 7-9

to take office; to assume a post

Open 就职 page →
shì世zhí职

hereditary office

Open 世职 page →

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任免公兼在专就世

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