entries → 任命
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
任命 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
任命 ＝ 任 ＋ 命
ㄖㄣˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ · rènmìng
verb — to appoint (someone to an office); noun — an appointment

字源 FORM — what the parts do

任to take on a post (擔任)rèn
命an order, a mandate (命令)mìng
任命，擔任的任，命令的命。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

上頭下令（命），派他接下這個位子（任）。
An order comes down (命) placing him in the post (任).
關 · Related
命令mìnglìngan order — the same 命擔任dānrènto hold a post — the same 任