现任

xiànrèn · HSK 7

be currently in office

💺 现 xiàn now + 任 rèn duty/post = the now-duty one, i.e. currently holding office

任 — person radical 亻 + 壬 (phonetic)
任 combines the person radical 亻 with 壬, which supplies the sound. The original sense centered on a person bearing a load or burden, which extended naturally to 'carrying responsibility,' 'duty,' and 'to appoint someone to a post.' Modern uses like 任务 (task) and 责任 (responsibility) preserve this core idea.

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