辞呈 (cí chéng) — resignation letter | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal written resignation submitted to one's employer. The verb 辞职 means the act of resigning; 辞呈 is specifically the letter/document you hand in.

noun

resignation letter

Measure word · 封

Examples

辞呈。
Tā jué dìng míng tiān dì jiāo cí chéng.
He decided to submit his resignation letter tomorrow.
辞呈。
Jīng lǐ méi yǒu pī zhǔn tā de cí chéng.
The manager did not approve her resignation letter.
辞呈。
Qǐng bǎ cí chéng fàng zài wǒ zhuō shàng.
Please put the resignation letter on my desk.

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.

辞círesignation

呈chéngdocument

辞 marks resignation, and 呈 is the document that carries it.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

𡈼

𡈼𡈼呈chéng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

呈 pairs 口 with a lower 𡈼 part: 口 points to the meaning, and 𡈼 gives the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Workplace & Office

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