The kanji "委" primarily conveys the core meaning of "to entrust," "to delegate," or "to leave something to someone." It implies giving responsibility, authority, or a task to another person or entity. It also carries the sense of "to rely on" or "to depend on." Furthermore, it can also relate to "to leave it to" or "to hand over."

・On-yomi (音読み): イ ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): まか.せる (makase.ru)

⚫︎ 委任 (いにん) Translation: Delegation; authorization; entrustment ⚫︎ 委員会 (いいんかい) Translation: Committee ⚫︎ 委ねる (ゆだねる) Translation: To entrust; to leave (a matter) to; to resign oneself to

If the user's native language is Vietnamese, there is a strong correspondence. The character 委 corresponds with Vietnamese, with about 70% correspondence rate, derived from Sino-Vietnamese (漢越語). Some modern Vietnamese words that share the same origin are: ⚫︎ ủy (委), which is used in words like "ủy quyền" (to authorize; power of attorney), "ủy ban" (committee).

The kanji "委" is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). The semantic component is 女 (woman, female), and the phonetic component is 未 (未). 女 originally represented the idea of "a woman," and 未 originally meant "not yet," or "small." The combination of these two components could initially represent a young woman, or someone who is not yet mature enough to make decisions, and thus needing to be entrusted to another's care or authority. Over time, the meaning evolved to represent the broader concept of entrusting or delegating. The evolution of the kanji suggests the idea of depending on someone. The original meaning has evolved significantly.