委 (wēi) — (bound form) to entrust, to appoint (as in 委托, 委派); (bound form) committee, council (as in 委员, 委员会)
Definition
A bound morpheme — never used alone. In 委托/委派 it means 'entrust / appoint'; in 委员/委员会 it means 'committee'.
bound form
to entrustto appoint (as in 委托, 委派)committeecouncil (as in 委员, 委员会)
Examples
- 。Tā wēi tuō wǒ bāng tā wán chéng zhè ge rèn wu.He entrusted me to help him complete this task.
- 。Tā shì zhè ge wēi yuán huì de zhǔ xí.He is the chairperson of this committee.
- 。Tā wēi tuō lǜ shī chǔ lǐ zhè jiàn shì.He entrusted the lawyer to handle this matter.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
委 has 女 under 禾. 女, a woman, is the meaning part, and 禾 gives the sound.
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