职
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zhí · duty, profession

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Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

耳Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 职

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zhíWords pronounced zhí
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Example sentences

Notice where 职 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ de zhí yè zhèng shì wǒ de àihào.我的职业正是我的爱好。

My profession is my hobby.

Source: Tatoeba #10713324 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yì diǎn yě méi yǒu yào cí zhí de yì sī.我一点也没有要辞职的意思。

I have no intention of resigning.

Source: Tatoeba #461610 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shàng gè yuè cóng gōng sī lí zhí le.我上个月从公司离职了。

I left the company last month.

Source: Tatoeba #13880778 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xī wàng wǒ méi yǒu dé dào zhí wèi.我希望我没有得到职位。

I wish that I hadn't taken the office.

Source: Tatoeba #9959680 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì gè zhí yuán.我是个职员。

I am an office worker.

Source: Tatoeba #2827155 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de zhí yè shì yī shēng.他的职业是医生。

He is a doctor by profession.

Source: Tatoeba #347089 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 职 in context

  1. Say zhí, then recall the core meaning: duty, profession.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 职业 (zhí yè), meaning “occupation”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 职 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.