委
wěi
to entrust
surname Wei; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc); to accumulate; roundabout; winding; dejected; listless; committee member; council; end; actually; certainly
grain (禾) + woman (女) = bending under a burden, entrusting it away
The image is a woman bending under the weight of grain stalks — drooping, yielding, delegating the burden. From this posture of submission came the extended senses of entrusting, shifting responsibility, and feeling dejected.
他把这件事委托给我来办。
tā bǎ zhè jiàn shì wěi tuō gěi wǒ lái bàn。
He entrusted this matter to me to handle.
你不能把责任委过于别人。
nǐ bù néng bǎ zé rèn wěi guò yú bié rén。
You cannot shift the responsibility onto others.
Words with 委
地委
dì wěi
prefectural Party committee
中国国际贸易促进委员会
zhōng guó guó jì mào yì cù jìn wěi yuán huì
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
委派
wěi pài
to appoint
中国共产党中央委员会
zhōng guó gòng chǎn dǎng zhōng yāng wěi yuán huì
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, abbr. to 中共中央[Zhong1 Gong4 Zhong1 yang1]
中纪委
zhōng jì wěi
abbr. for 中共中央紀律檢查委員會|中共中央纪律检查委员会
委员会
wěi yuán huì
committee; commission
居委会
jū wěi huì
neighbourhood committee
常委
cháng wěi
standing committee (abbr. for 常務委員會|常务委员会[chang2 wu4 wei3 yuan2 hui4])
委曲
wěi qū
to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved
选举委员会
xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì
Election Committee (Hong Kong)
部委
bù wěi
ministries and commissions
陆委会
lù wěi huì
Mainland Affairs Council (Taiwan), abbr. for 大陸委員會|大陆委员会