TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
任
任 ＝ 亻 ＋ 壬
ㄖㄣˋ · rèn
verb/noun — to bear; duty; to appoint
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
壬聲rén — gives the sound
Trén → rèn — tone only
A person (亻) with 壬 rén for the sound; the tone shifts. To carry is the early sense — a load taken onto the shoulder. What is carried becomes the duty (責任, 任務); putting the load on someone is to appoint them (任命); letting them carry it their own way is 任由.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
擔子放上肩，人（亻）站起來——這擔是他的了。
The load settles onto the shoulder; the carrier (亻) stands — the load is his now.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)擔、負— to carry, bear
→責任、任務— the duty — what is carried常用
→任命、主任— to appoint — the load assigned
⇒任由、任意— to let — the load left to its carrier
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
壬rénthe donor — its middle stroke runs longest, 王 squares level責zéthe partner in 責任