mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
任 (Rén) · 6 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 壬 represents the sound.
务 (wù) · 5 strokes
Simplified form of 務. Phonosemantic compound. 矛 represents the sound, while 攵 and 力 both represent the meaning. The traditional component 矛 was removed for simplification.