专人

zhuānrén · HSK 7

person specially assigned for a task/job

🧑‍🔧 专人 = special/dedicated (专) + person (人) = someone assigned just for the job

专 means exclusive or specialized; 人 is person. A 专人 is a dedicated person put on one specific task. Same 专 as in 专业 (specialty) and 专门 (specially).

人 — pictograph of a standing person
人 is a pictograph showing a person viewed from the side, with two strokes representing the legs and torso of a standing human. In oracle bone script it clearly depicted a figure leaning slightly forward. The meaning has remained 'person' or 'human' throughout its history.

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