任用 (rèn yòng) — to appoint (someone) to a position; to assign (a responsibility/role)

Definition

Formal verb: to officially appoint someone to a post and put them in that role. Often follows an organization as subject (公司∼他), unlike 雇用 which centers on paying for labor.

verb
to appoint (someone) to a positionto assign (a responsibility/role)

Examples

  • 任用。
    Gōng sī rèn yòng tā dān rèn xīn de zǒng jīng lǐ.
    The company appointed him to serve as the new general manager.
  • ，任用。
    Jīng guò yán gé de kǎo hé, xué xiào rèn yòng le jǐ wèi yōu xiù jiào shī.
    After a strict assessment, the school appointed several excellent teachers.
  • 任用。
    Lǐng dǎo jué dìng rèn yòng yǒu jīng yàn de rén lái fù zé zhè ge xiàng mù.
    The leadership decided to appoint experienced people to take charge of this project.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

任rènappoint
用yònguse

The 任 (appoint) and 用 (use) combine to mean employ or assign.

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
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
壬
壬rén任rèn
Same sound today

任 pairs 亻, a person, with 壬, which may picture a shoulder pole turned sideways.

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

用 was formed by adding a handle to an earlier form.

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