任 rèn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 壬 9th heavenly stem
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
任命
rènmìng
to appoint; appointment
Characters in this word
命 mìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 董事会正式任命她为新的首席执行官，以推动业务转型。 Dǒngshìhuì zhèngshì rènmìng tā wèi xīn de shǒuxí zhíxíngguān, yǐ tuīdòng yèwù zhuǎnxíng. The board formally appointed her as the new chief executive officer to drive business transformation.
- 公司宣布任命年轻的经理负责这个重要项目。 Gōngsī xuānbù rènmìng niánqīng de jīnglǐ fùzé zhège zhòngyào xiàngmù. The company announced the appointment of a young manager to take charge of this important project.
- 他一被任命为主任，就开始改革部门的旧制度。 Tā yī bèi rènmìng wéi zhǔrèn, jiù kāishǐ gǎigé bùmén de jiù zhìdù. As soon as he was appointed head of the department, he began reforming its old system.
Related words
- 任 rèn to serve as; to hold a post
- 任 rèn to let; no matter
- 任何 rènhé any
- 任务 rènwu task
- 信任 xìnrèn to trust
- 责任 zérèn responsibility
- 主任 zhǔrèn department head
- 担任 dānrèn to serve as; to hold a position
- 出任 chūrèn to take up a post; to serve as
- 兼任 jiānrèn to concurrently hold another post
- 就任 jiùrèn to take office; to assume a post
- 连任 liánrèn to be re-elected; to serve consecutive terms