Chinese symbol for “duties”
职务
zhí wù
Traditional: 職務
post; position; job; duties
The closest CC-CEDICT match for duties is 职务 (zhí wù), defined as: post; position; job; duties.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “duties”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 税 (稅) | shuì | taxes; duties |
| 执事 (執事) | zhí shì | to perform one's job; attendant |
| 勤务 (勤務) | qín wù | service; duties |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 职务.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 职业 (職業) | zhí yè | occupation; profession; vocation; professional |
| 职工 (職工) | zhí gōng | employee; staff member; worker |
| 辞职 (辭職) | cí zhí | to resign |
| 职责 (職責) | zhí zé | duty; responsibility |
| 职位 (職位) | zhí wèi | position; post; job |
| 服务 (服務) | fú wù | to serve; service |
| 任务 (任務) | rèn wu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role; 项 (xiàng) |
| 业务 (業務) | yè wù | business; professional work |
See also: Japanese symbol for “duties”.
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.