分管 (fēn guǎn) — to be put in charge of (a specific area or department); to be responsible for (as part of one's duties)

Definition

分管 means being put in charge of a specific area as part of a larger role — the focus is on dividing responsibility within a team. Compare 负责, which can mean being the main or sole person responsible.

verb
to be put in charge of (a specific area or department)to be responsible for (as part of one's duties)

Examples

  • 分管。
    Tā fēn guǎn gōng sī de cái wù bù mén.
    He is in charge of the company's finance department.
  • 分管。
    Zhè wèi fù xiào zhǎng fēn guǎn jiào xué gōng zuò.
    This vice principal is responsible for teaching affairs.
  • 分管。
    Zǒng jīng lǐ fēn guǎn sān gè zhǔ yào yè wù bù.
    The general manager oversees three major business divisions.

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.

分fēndivide
管guǎnmanage

分 as by division and 管 as manage combine to mean manage an assigned area.

Characters in this word

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

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
官
官guān管guǎn
Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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