職

See also: 职, 耺, and 𫟉

職	U+8077, 職 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8077

← 聶
[U+8076]

CJK Unified Ideographs

聸 →
[U+8078]

Translingual

Han character

職 (Kangxi radical 128, 耳+12, 18 strokes, cangjie input 尸十卜戈日 (SJYIA), four-corner 1315₀, composition ⿰耳戠)

Derived characters

蘵, 𤼕

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 970, character 4
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29183
Dae Jaweon: page 1421, character 10
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2797, character 14
Unihan data for U+8077

Chinese

trad.		職
simp.		职
alternative forms		聀軄𫟉

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 職
Warring States		Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (戠) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
識	tjɯɡs, hljɯɡ
幟	tjɯɡs, tʰjɯɡs, *hljɯɡs
織	tjɯɡs, tjɯɡ
熾	*tʰjɯɡs
樴	dɯːɡ, tjɯɡ
職	*tjɯɡ
軄	*tjɯɡ
戠	*tjɯɡ
膱	*tjɯɡ
蟙	*tjɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjɯɡ) : semantic 耳 (“ear”) + phonetic 戠 (OC *tjɯɡ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhí (zhi²)

(Zhuyin): ㄓˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җы (žɨ, I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik¹
Gan (Wiktionary): ziit⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳt

(Meixian, Guangdong): zed⁵
Jin (Wiktionary): zeh⁴
Northern Min (KCR): cĭ
Eastern Min (BUC): cék
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chiak / chek / chit

(Teochew, Peng'im): zêh⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷tseq
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zr⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhí
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhíh
  - Wade–Giles: chih²
  - Yale: jŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyr
  - Palladius: чжи (čži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җы (žɨ, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zik¹
  - Yale: jīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: jig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ziit⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɨt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳt
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziid^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨt̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zed⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sət̚¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zeh⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡səʔ²/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cék
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛiʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiak
  - Tâi-lô: tsiak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chek
  - Tâi-lô: tsik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeg
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chit
  - Tâi-lô: tsit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cid
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚⁵/

Note:

chiak/chek - literary;
chit - vernacular.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: zêh⁴
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tseh
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seʔ²/

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷tseq
  - MiniDict: tseh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴tseq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡səʔ⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zr⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²⁴/

Middle Chinese: tsyik

Rime
Character	職
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	職 (134)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	之翼切
Baxter	tsyik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕiek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cik̚/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiək̚/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭək̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zik¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*tək/

(Zhengzhang): /*tjɯɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	職
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhí
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyik ›
Old Chinese	/*tək/
English	duties of office
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	職
Reading #	1/1
No.	17252
Phonetic component	戠
Rime group	職
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	職
Old Chinese	/*tjɯɡ/

Definitions

職

duty; profession
office; post

Compounds

References

“職”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A03279

Japanese

Shinjitai	職
Kyūjitai ^[1]^[2]	職󠄃 職+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Alternative forms

(ryakuji) 耺 [U+803A]
(ryakuji) 𫟉 [U+2B7C9]

Kanji

職

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

Go-on: しき (shiki)
Kan-on: しょく (shoku, Jōyō)
Kun: つかさ (tsukasa, 職)、つかさどる (tsukasadoru, 職る)、つとめ (tsutome, 職め)、もとより (motoyori, 職より)
Nanori: つね (tsune)、もと (moto)、よし (yoshi)、より (yori)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
職
しょく Grade: 5
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 職 (MC tsyik).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょく [shòkú] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

職(しょく) • (shoku)

employment
(roleplaying games) class; occupation
回復(かいふく)職(しょく) ― kaifuku-shoku ― medic

References

^ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1737 (paper), page 920 (digital)
^ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 982 (paper), page 504 (digital)
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

職 (eumhun 벼슬/직책 직 (byeoseul/jikchaek jik))

hanja form^? of 직 (“duty; profession”)
hanja form^? of 직 (“office; post”)

Compounds

직장 (職場, jikjang, “workplace; job”)
직책 (職責, jikchaek, “duty; responsibility (at work)”)

Vietnamese

Han character

職: Hán Nôm readings: chức, chắc, giấc, xắc, chếch, xức

variant: 聀 "chức"

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Readings

Nôm: chắc, chức, giấc, thức

References

Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999

[1] Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1737 (paper), page 920 (digital)

[2] Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 982 (paper), page 504 (digital)

[SMK7-3] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-4] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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