职 (zhí) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- duty
- profession
- office
- post
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
职 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 职 is 耳 — meaning ear. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 联聚聘.
How the character is built
职 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 耳 (ear) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 只 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 职
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
职 appears in 21 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 职 / 相关任务
Words containing 职 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 职 mean in Chinese?
职 (zhí) means duty, profession; office, post. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 职 have?
职 is written in 11 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 职?
The radical of 职 is 耳 (ear). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 联, 聚, 聘.
What is the pinyin for 职?
职 is pronounced zhí.
What HSK 4 words use 职?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 职 appears in 1 word, including 职业 (zhíyè). See the full list above.