Chinese character

佣

yōng

to hire, to employ

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7 strokesRadical 亻No. 1872Simplified

Meaning

Definitions are in English.

to hire, to employ
commission
servant
commission (for middleman)
brokerage fee

Pinyin

yōngyòng

Simplified / Traditional

佣→佣

Variant forms: 傭

Variant forms

傭yōng

Components

亻rén 用yòng

Etymology hint · Ideographic

An employed 用 person 亻; 用 also provides the pronunciation

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雇佣雇佣gù yōngto employ; to hire 女佣女佣nǚ yōng(female) maid 佣金佣金yòng jīncommission 佣人佣人yōng rénservant 佣兵佣兵yōng bīng(military) mercenary; (sports) player hired from another country

Related characters

你nǐ

you, second person pronoun

other, another

only

to work, to make

plural marker for pronouns and some nouns

使shǐ

cause, mission, orders

像xiàng

picture, image, figure

便biàn

easy, convenient

用yòng

to use, to employ, to apply

永yǒng

long

勇yǒng

brave, courageous, fierce

涌yǒng

to surge up, to bubble up, to gush forth

拥yōng

to have, to hold

咏yǒng

to sing, to hum, to chant

庸yōng

usual, common, ordinary, mediocre

雍yōng

harmony, union