授职 (shòu zhí) — to confer a rank or official position; to appoi… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Formal, chiefly historical verb meaning to officially grant a person a rank or post (as an emperor or court would). It refers to the act of appointment itself, not the resulting position.

verb

to confer a rank or official positionto appoint to a post

Examples

授职。
Huáng dì qīn zì wèi tā shòu zhí.
The emperor personally conferred a position on him.
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Cháo tíng shòu le tā yí gè zhòng yào de zhí.
The court appointed him to an important post.
授职。
shòu zhí Yí shì zài gǔ dài fēi cháng lóng zhòng.
The investiture ceremony was very grand in ancient times.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

职zhíposition

授 means confer, 职 means position, so 授职 is giving someone an official post.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

受

受shòu授shòu

Same sound today

授 is built from 手 and 受. 受 gives the sound, and 手 is a hand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 職; 职 is its simplified writing.

耳戠職

Meaning part形符xíngfú

耳耳ěrear

Sound part声符shēngfú

戠

戠zhí職zhí

Same sound today

The traditional form 職 pairs 耳 (ear) with 戠, which gives its sound; the simplified 职 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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