辞职
cízhí · HSK 5
resign
📝 辞 (resign/farewell words) + 职 (post/job) = quit the job
辞 means to take leave of or part with words; 职 is a duty or official post. Together they literally mean to part with one's post — to resign. Compare 辞 in 辞别 (bid farewell) and 职 in 职业 (occupation).
辞 — 舌 (tongue) + 辛 (bitter/blade)
Originally written 辭, depicting hands sorting tangled threads beside 辛 (a knife or judgment), meaning to settle disputes with words. The modern simplified form replaces the left side with 舌 (tongue), reinforcing the speech sense. Meanings extended from 'legal statement' to 'words, phrases, to take leave.'
cí zhí · HSK 5
to resign
📝 辞 = resign/take leave + 职 = job/post
辞 means to take leave of or resign from; 职 means duty or position. Together: formally quit a job. The 辞 also appears in 辞别 (bid farewell), reinforcing the leave-taking sense.
辞 — 舌 (tongue) + 辛 (bitter/blade)
Originally written 辭, depicting hands sorting tangled threads beside 辛 (a knife or judgment), meaning to settle disputes with words. The modern simplified form replaces the left side with 舌 (tongue), reinforcing the speech sense. Meanings extended from 'legal statement' to 'words, phrases, to take leave.'