任
Meaning
- to assign
- to appoint
- to take up a post
Example sentence
新官上任三把火。
A new broom sweeps clean.
The character 任
任 is 亻 beside 壬: putting a person to a job. 任务 a task, 责任 responsibility, 主任 the one in charge, 担任 to hold a post — and 任何 is any at all, whichever you appoint.