务
affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #366 U+52A1
How 务 is formed
How to remember it
tasks · Heisig RSH #752
walking legs + 力 power
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 务 as their sound component
These characters all use 务 (wù) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 务 sound component | wù | affairs, business; should; must |
| 雾 | wù | fog, mist, vapor, fine spray |
Words containing 务
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 商务中心区 | shāng wù zhōng xīn qū | central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing) |
| 公务人员 | gōng wù rén yuán | government functionary |
| 公民义务 | gōng mín yì wù | civil obligation; a citizen's duty |
| 义务工作者 | yì wù gōng zuò zhě | volunteer; voluntary worker |
| 外交事务 | wài jiāo shì wù | foreign affairs |
| 美国国务院 | Měi guó Guó wù yuàn | US Department of State |
| 不务正业 | bù wù zhèng yè | not to engage in honest work; to ignore one's proper occupation; not to attend to one's pr… |
| 电子商务 | diàn zǐ shāng wù | e-commerce |
| 国务长官 | guó wù zhǎng guān | secretary of state (esp. historical, or Japanese or Korean usage) |
| 国务 | guó wù | affairs of state |
| 水务 | shuǐ wù | water supply |
| 网路特务 | wǎng lù tè wu | anonymous state-sponsored Internet commentator |
| 全国人民代表大会常务委员会 | Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì Cháng wù Wěi yuán huì | Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| 家务 | jiā wù | household duties; housework |
| 教务长 | jiào wù zhǎng | provost |
| 公务员 | gōng wù yuán | civil servant; public servant |
| 公务 | gōng wù | official business |
| 法务 | fǎ wù | legal affairs; in-house legal counsel |
| 为人民服务 | wèi rén mín fú wù | Serve the People!, CCP political slogan |
| 特务 | tè wu | special assignment (military); special agent; operative; spy |