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职

職
zhí
#616 most
frequent character
office, duty

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

职 has 耳 ear as meaning part and 只 zhǐ as sound part. It first meant one who hears and remembers, or to manage. That grew to official duties, public office, and job or profession.

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Homophones

HSK 5
直zhí
straight, to straighten
值zhí
value, be worth
执zhí
to execute (a plan), to grasp
植zhí
to plant
殖zhí
to grow, to reproduce

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