OFFICE    官職仕

BUILDING OR social INSTITUTION in which PUBLIC DUTIES are ACTED:performed BY OFFICIALS.
POSTPOSITIONAPPOINTMENTJOBOCCUPATIONROLESITUATIONSTATIONFUNCTIONCAPACITYPLACE OF WORKPLACE OF BUSINESSWORKPLACEHEADQUARTERSBASEWORKROOMSTUDIOWORKSPACECUBICLE
Old Chinese Criteria
1. Shì 仕 refers to any office, private or public, civil or military and must probably count as the most general word for an office. 2. The standard and very current general word for any elevated bureaucratic office, civil or military, is guān 官 (the original meaning of which refers to the building housing the office-holders office). 3. Shǔ 暑 refers to Han dynasty bureaucratic departments of any kind. 4. Sì 寺 refers to Han dynasty bureaucratic departments, typically - perhaps - of major kind. 5. Zhí 職 are the official duties attached to a bureaucratic office. See DUTY 6. Yè 業 refers to the traditional profession of a person and does not normally or necessarily relate to a place or the bureaucratic system.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 GOVERNMENT/LAW 1. 官，古代政府治事處最早之稱。 府，源於文書存放處，秦漢以後指百官治事處。 衙門，源於軍門，南北朝時才作機構之稱；興盛於唐宋以後，後世使用較為普遍。 GOVERNMENT/LAW 2. 署，漢以後指部門辦事機構。 寺，監、廨之設自漢始。 寺，最初指九卿的辦事機構，後為部門辦事機構通稱。 監，多為內廷辦事機構。 廨，多為地方州郡或王公的治事處。 GOVERNMENT/LAW 3. 從中央到地方的分支機構，上古至漢代多稱曹；隋以後多稱司。 部，原先多指中央或地方的派出機構，隋唐以後專指中央主要政務部門。 局，從北齊起為省、臺下面分支機構，一般為皇宮服務的機構。
Modern Chinese Criteria
職位 位置 職 崗位 職守 職掌 差使 差事 職分 官職 烏紗帽 烏紗 一官半職 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • GOVERNMENT　MOST HIGH BURAUCRATIC OFFICE which GOVERNS a STATE. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
See also
  • RECTITUDEVIRTUE which consists in an ENDURING DESIRE to ACT CONFORMING to what is APPROPRIATE.
  • RANKFORMAL PUBLIC STATUS.
  • OFFICIALADULT who WORKS IN a PUBLIC OFFICE OR IN A PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Hypernym
  • BUILDING　BIG ARTEFACT PRODUCED FOR HUMANS OR ANIMALS to DWELL in OR BE-IN, or MOVE ON. (anc: 5/0, child: 23)
  • ARTEFACT　THING PRODUCED by MAN. (anc: 4/0, child: 26)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
Other Hypernyms
  • INSTITUTION　BUREAUCRATIC GROUP of OFFICES LEGITIMATELY ESTABLISHED, CONTROLLED OR PERMITTED by the GOVERNMENT. (anc: 17/0, child: 7)
  • GROUP　CATEGORY of PEOPLE OR THINGS which COOPERATE, MUTUALLY RESEMBLE OR are TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE. (anc: 16/0, child: 19)
  • CATEGORY　ABSTRACT CONCEPT REFERRING TYPICALLY to MANY THINGS with RESEMBLING FEATURES. (anc: 15/0, child: 3)
  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 72

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 34

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 66

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 189

  • "Sachwoerterbuch zum Alten China" ( UNGER SACH) p.

    REGIERUNGSAEMTER

  • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO. 102

    • Words (19 items)

    官  guān OC: koon MC: kʷɑn 51 Attributions

    The standard and very current general word for any elevated bureaucratic office, civil or military, is guān 官 (the original meaning of which refers to the building housing the office-holders office).

      Word relations
    • Object: 任/ACT
    • Object: 越/NEGLECT
    • Epithet: 百/ALL Bǎi 百 is occasionally used to refer to the whole of a well-defined group of things. >>ADNOMINAL
    • Contrast: 廷 / 庭/COURT The current dominant word for the royal court with its courtyard as a building complex is tíng 廷/庭, although the same word can also be used to refer to the courtyard as opposed to the main court building, i.e. the yard in front of the táng 堂. According to ZHENGZITONG, tíng 廷/庭 were originally unroofed, later they were covered with a roof. See also COURTYARD.
    • Contrast: 職/OFFICE Zhí 職 are the official duties attached to a bureaucratic office. See DUTY
    • Contrast: 爵/RANK Jué 爵 refers specifically to noble rank.
    • Assoc: 位/RANK Wèi 位 and the rarer liè 列 typically refer to relatively elevated official ranks only.
    • Assoc: 祿/SALARY The general word for apanages, emoluments or salaries received by any person of high status is lù 祿.
    • Assoc: 職/OFFICE Zhí 職 are the official duties attached to a bureaucratic office. See DUTY
    • Assoc: 爵/RANK Jué 爵 refers specifically to noble rank.

      Syntactic words
    • nab.post-V{NUM}socialofficial duties; bureau; 五官 "five bureaus"; office, official position NB: the distinction between the offices as such and their holders is blurred for very good reasons, since officials acted as representatives of their bureau.
    • nabsocialofficial duties; public office
    • nadNofficial, belonging to the duties of officials; relevant to officialdom
    • nadVper office
    • viactserve as an official, hold office
    • vtoNcausativecause to serve as an official, appoint as an official
    職  zhí OC: kljɯɡ MC: tɕɨk 23 Attributions

    Zhí 職 are the official duties attached to a bureaucratic office. See DUTY

      Word relations
    • Object: 守/GOVERN
    • Contrast: 官/OFFICE The standard and very current general word for any elevated bureaucratic office, civil or military, is guān 官 (the original meaning of which refers to the building housing the office-holders office).
    • Assoc: 官/OFFICE The standard and very current general word for any elevated bureaucratic office, civil or military, is guān 官 (the original meaning of which refers to the building housing the office-holders office).

      Syntactic words
    • nabsocialofficial duty, official assignments; official task; public employment; office, job
    仕  shì OC: dzrɯʔ MC: ɖʐɨ 5 Attributions

    Shì 仕 refers to any office, private or public, civil or military and must probably count as the most general word for an office.

      Syntactic words
    • noffice
    • vitake officeCH
    府  fǔ OC: poʔ MC: pi̯o 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • noffice, public office, administrative office
    政  zhèng OC: tjeŋs MC: tɕiɛŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nccgovernment department; administrative department
    業  yè OC: ŋab MC: ŋi̯ɐp 2 Attributions

    Yè 業 refers to the traditional profession of a person and does not normally or necessarily relate to a place or to the bureaucratic system.

      Word relations
    • Object: 創/CREATE Chuàng 創 (ant. jì 繼 "continue a line") is a rare word referring to the initiative to start something.

      Syntactic words
    • ninherited occupation; professional occupation (high or low)
    官次  guān cì OC: koon snʰis MC: kʷɑn tshi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabsocialoffice
    處  chù OC: qhljas MC: tɕhi̯ɤ 1 Attribution

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 位/RANK Wèi 位 and the rarer liè 列 typically refer to relatively elevated official ranks only.

      Syntactic words
    • nabemployment, position, job
    局  jú OC: ɡoɡ MC: gi̯ok 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nabactassigned task; post (military ?)
    官店  guān diàn OC: koon k-leems MC: kʷɑn tem 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPYamen
    部  bù OC: bɯʔ MC: buo̝ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ngovernment offices; Yamen
    縣官  xiàn guān OC: ɢʷeens koon MC: ɦen kʷɑn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPdistrict office SANGUOZHI
    百官  bǎi guān OC: praaɡ koon MC: pɣɛk kʷɑn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPpluralall the government offices in a state
    司  sī OC: sqlɯ MC: sɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabsocialoffice (as in 有司)
    寺  sì OC: sɢlɯs MC: zɨ 0 Attributions

    Sì 寺 refers to Han dynasty bureaucratic departments, typically - perhaps - of major kind.

      Syntactic words
    • nHan bureaucracy: a (major) bureaucratic administrative unit or department
    服  fú OC: bɯɡ MC: buk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabsocialwhat one is beholden to do as an obedient servant
    官寺  guān sì OC: koon sɢlɯs MC: kʷɑn zɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPoffice SANGUOZHI
    官府  guān fǔ OC: koon poʔ MC: kʷɑn pi̯o 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabsocialoffice
    署  shǔ OC: ɡljas MC: dʑi̯ɤ 0 Attributions

    Shǔ 暑 refers to Han dynasty bureaucratic departments of any kind.

      Syntactic words
    • noffice; post; position