委任

委

wěi

任

rèn

to appoint

Characters and words in 委任

委

wěi = w + ei3

surname Wei

委 = 女 + 禾 : Mnemonic symbol: 委中 is an acupuncture point of the knee. I'll represent 委 with an artificial leg including the knee.

委 = 女 + 禾 : Bessie Coleman and Willy Walrus are members of a committee which has to test artificial legs in the Eiffel Tower. They have the legs kick bowls of cereal from the tower and see how far they get.

委

we̅i = w + ei1

same as 逶 in 逶迤 winding, curved

委

wěi = w + ei3

to entrust / to cast aside / to shift (blame etc) / to accumulate / roundabout / winding / dejected / listless / committee member / council / end / actually / certainly

委 = 女 + 禾 : Mnemonic symbol: 委中 is an acupuncture point of the knee. I'll represent 委 with an artificial leg including the knee.

任

rén = r + (e)n2

surname Ren / Ren County 任縣|任县[Ren2 Xian4] in Hebei

任

rèn = r + (e)n4

to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

任 = 亻 + 壬 : An assignment written down on a heap of paper. Robinson Crusoe agreed to take care of Rosa Luxemburg's cat o' nine tails for a few days. Rosa wrote down his assignment on paper and handles him the heap in the encampment's bathroom.