委 (wěi) - to entrust, to appoint & committee

委Tone 3

wěi ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 女

万响

委 · wěi

to entrust, to appoint;

committee;

to bend, to yield;

indirect, roundabout;

actually, certainly;

to accumulate;

withered, listless

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Usage highlights

committeeto entrustcommissionerto resign oneself topolice stationto wither

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 直— straight, direct (antonym to bending/indirect)
  • 拒— to refuse, reject (antonym to entrust/yield)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He was appointed as the committee member (委员).
  • Please entrust this matter to me (委托).
  • The flowers have withered (枯萎).
  • She told the truth (委实 told).

Collocations

  • committee(委员会)
  • to entrust(委托)
  • commissioner(委员)
  • to resign oneself to(委曲求全)
  • police station(派出所)
  • to wither(枯萎)

Idioms

  • To compromise for the sake of the general interest(委曲求全)
  • To shift the blame onto someone else(委过于人)
  • To be in low spirits(委靡不振)
  • To state the ins and outs(原委)
  • To bend and stretch freely(委曲详尽)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted a woman bending over grain plants, conveying the idea of bending/yielding and accumulation.
  • In modern usage, prominently associated with organizational structures like committees and delegation of authority.
  • The character carries connotations of both submission/compromise and official appointment/entrustment.

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