军职 (jūn zhí) — military post; official army appointment

Definition

noun

military postofficial army appointment

Measure word · 个

Examples

军职。
Tā dān rèn guò duō gè zhòng yào de jūn zhí.
He has held several important military posts.
军职。
Zhè cì jìn shēng hòu tā dé dào le yí gè gāo jí jūn zhí.
After this promotion, he obtained a high-level military appointment.
军职。
Shēn qǐng jūn zhí xū yào jù bèi fēng fù de jūn shì jīng yàn.
Applying for a military post requires rich military experience.

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.

军jūnmilitary

职zhípost

The 军 idea narrows the 职 to a military one.

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 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

車車jūcart; chariot
勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

Open 军 →

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.

Open 职 →