務
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务
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Phonosemantic compound. 矛 represents the sound, while 攵 and 力 both represent the meaning.
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Historical Evolution
務
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
務
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
務
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
務
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
務
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
務
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
務
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
務
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
務
Regular
Modern
Chinese
务 / 務 [wù]
affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
務 たかむ
Takamu surname
務 つかさ
Tsukasa given name
務 つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
任务 [rènwu] #657
mission
服务 [fúwù] #1,216
to serve
业务 [yèwù] #5,452
business
事务所 [shìwùsuǒ] #2,797
office
义务 [yìwù] #3,601
duty
财务 [cáiwù] #5,450
financial affairs
国务院 [Guówùyuàn] #11,205
State Council (PRC)
商务 [shāngwù] #9,518
commercial affairs
事务 [shìwù] #4,898
(political, economic etc) affairs
服务员 [fúwùyuán] #4,493
waiter
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 勤める [つとめる] #2,728
to work (for)
⭐ 義務 [ぎむ] #2,830
duty
⭐ 任務 [にんむ] #3,248
duty
⭐ 事務所 [じむしょ] #4,035
office
⭐ 業務 [ぎょうむ] #6,018
business
⭐ 勤め [つとめ] #6,848
service
⭐ 勤務 [きんむ] #7,454
service
⭐ 職務 [しょくむ] #7,743
professional duties
執務室 [しつむしつ] #8,410
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
務まる [つとまる] #10,320
to be fit (for a role)
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KOREAN WORDS (52)
근무 #3,626
work
임무 #4,257
mission; duty; assignment
사무실 #6,837
office; place of business; workplace
업무 #8,878
work; task; business
의무 #22,987
duty; responsibility; obligation
승무원 #26,783
crew member
형무소 #29,537
prison; jail
사무 #37,064
office work; clerical work; desk job
사무소 #37,462
office
법무부 #37,697
Ministry of Justice
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