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执行官 (zhí xíng guān) — executive (managerial role in an organization)

Definition

noun
executive (managerial role in an organization)
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 执行官。
    Tā shì yì jiā dà gōng sī de shǒu xí zhí xíng guān.
    He is the chief executive officer of a big company.
  • 执行官。
    Zhè wèi zhí xíng guān fù zé zhěng gè yà tài qū de yè wù.
    This executive is responsible for the entire Asia-Pacific business.
  • 执行官。
    Gōng sī dǒng shì huì rèn mìng le yí wèi xīn de zhí xíng guān.
    The board of directors appointed a new executive.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

执行carry out
执zhícarry out行xíngexecute
联合Coordinate
官guānofficial

“执行” means to carry out, and “官” denotes an official, so the word names an official who carries out authority.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 執; 执 is its simplified writing.

  • 㚔㚔㚔criminal / handcuffs
  • 丮丮jǐhand

The traditional form 執 shows 㚔, a handcuffed criminal, with 丮, a hand, giving the idea of arrest. The simplified 执 is a later shorthand, so its current parts are not the original pieces.

Open 执 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 宀宀mián
  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤

官 pairs 宀, a roof, with 𠂤, rooms beneath it, to depict an official building.

Open 官 →
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