TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
職
職 ＝ 耳 ＋ 戠
ㄓˊ · zhí
noun — duty, post, occupation
字源 FORM — what the parts do
戠聲zhí — gives the sound exactlythe same donor that builds 識 and 織
An ear (耳) that takes the order and keeps it — the old sense is to note, to remember. What is laid on you to keep becomes your charge: 職業、職位、盡職. 戠 zhí carries the sound exactly; it builds 識 and 織 too.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
交代只說一遍，耳朵（耳）記下了——這件事，歸他。
The charge is spoken once; the ear (耳) keeps it — the matter is his now.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)記住（記微）— to note and keep in mind
→職務、職責— a duty — what one is charged with
⇒職業、職位— an occupation; a post — the standing charge常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension