主任 (zhǔrèn) — director; head; chief (of a department, office, or committee)

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞

主任 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)

主任＝主＋任

ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˋ · zhǔrèn

noun — director; head; chief (of a department, office, or committee)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

主main; master; owner (主要的主)zhǔa vertical line with a dot above — originally a lamp with its flame; the source of light; the master

任responsibility; to hold a post (任務的任)rèn亻(person) + 壬 phonetic — one who bears a responsibility; a post

主任，主人的主，任何的任。