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Chinese symbol for “adjunct”

兼任
jiān rèn
to hold a concurrent post; part-time; (in academia) adjunct

The closest CC-CEDICT match for adjunct is 兼任 (jiān rèn), defined as: to hold a concurrent post; part-time; (in academia) adjunct.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

兼 jiān
both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine
radical 12 ⼋ · 10 strokes
任 rèn
to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “adjunct”

WordPinyinMeaning
附属品 (附屬品)fù shǔ pǐnaccessory; affiliated material
修饰语 (修飾語)xiū shì yǔ(grammar) modifier; qualifier

Related words

Other words that share a character with 兼任.

WordPinyinMeaning
兼职 (兼職)jiān zhíto hold concurrent posts; concurrent job
兼并 (兼併)jiān bìngto annex; to take over
兼顾 (兼顧)jiān gùto handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc)
兼容jiān róngcompatible
兼具jiān jùto combine; to have both
任何rèn héany; whatever; whichever
任务 (任務)rèn wumission; assignment; task; duty; role; 项 (xiàng)
责任 (責任)zé rènresponsibility; duty; liability

See also: Japanese symbol for “adjunct”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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