职

zhí

zh+í·2nd tone

office · duty

Radical: 耳 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

耳联聚耸耶聘聪耽聊耻聋耿

Same radical

耳联聚耸耶聘聪耽聊耻聋耿聒聩聆

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Character Decomposition

职=耳+只

Etymology

ear

Meanings

office

duty

zhí

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Words with 职 347 total

civil service · public office · government job公职gōng zhí one's job本职běn zhí well qualified · competent · to be equal to the task · able to do sth very well称职chèn zhí to eliminate · to sack · to remove from office撤职chè zhí to demote (to a lower rank)降职jiàng zhí devotion to duty奉职fèng zhí

Idioms with 职 12 total Chain

abuse of power滥用职权làn yòng zhí quán to neglect one's duty · dereliction of duty · malpractice玩忽职守wán hū zhí shǒu demotion to commoner (idiom)削职为民xuē zhí wéi mín die a martyr at one's post以身殉职yǐ shēn xùn zhí