Definitions
(verb)
to entrust; to delegate
(noun)
committee; committee member
Etymology
Depicts grain (禾) in a bent shape (𠃊).
About
The character "委" structurally combines the components "禾" representing grain or plant and "女" representing woman, with this configuration implying an original conception of bending or yielding. Etymologically, this sense extended to early meanings involving entrusting or appointing, as in submitting to another's authority, and from this core its semantic field broadened to include ideas of accumulation, as in gathered supplies, and subsequently to states of decline or weariness. In contemporary usage, it contributes to compounds such as 委托, meaning to entrust, and 委屈, denoting a feeling of being wronged.
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Example Sentences Hide
我委托朋友帮忙。
他是委员会的成员。
她感到非常委屈。
他委婉地拒绝了邀请。
公司委派他去出差。
总统委任了新部长。
这件事委实令人惊讶。
经过委员会慎重讨论，决定委派专家小组调查此事。