职位

zhíwèi · HSK 5

slot

💼 职 = job/duty + 位 = position/seat → official post or job slot

职 carries the sense of duty or office, and 位 means seat or position. Together 职位 names the formal slot someone occupies at work — a post, appointment, or berth in an organization.

位 — person radical 亻 + stand 立
位 combines the person radical 亻 with 立 (to stand), originally depicting a person standing in their proper place at court. It came to mean 'position, rank, or place,' and is now also used as a polite measure word for people.

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