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Comprising the person radical 亻 and the phonetic element 壬, the character 任 originated from the idea of carrying a load, which evolved to signify bearing responsibility or undertaking a task. This core notion of burden and duty gradually expanded to include the appointment of individuals to positions of authority, thus generating meanings related to office, trust, and permission. While its graphical form has remained stable over time, the character's semantic development illustrates a shift from concrete physical actions to abstract administrative and interpersonal concepts, resulting in its current range of uses from denoting official posts to expressing allowance or indifference.
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任何事都有可能。
他有一个重要的任务。
她担任班级的班长。
他为人非常信任朋友。
这孩子有时有点任性。
他出任了公司的总经理。
新校长的任期是五年。
任何艰难险阻都任重道远。