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Keyword
to employ
  • employment
  • to hire
Frequency
#1590
Strokes
12
Readings
gù
Mnemonic
隹 (bird) gives the meaning and 户 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
雇佣gùyōng
to employ; to hire
解雇jiěgù
to fire; to sack; to dismiss; to terminate employment
雇用gùyòng
to employ; to hire
雇gù
to employ; to hire; to rent
受雇shòugù
to be employed; to be hired; hired; paid
雇佣兵gùyōngbīng
(military) mercenary
雇凶gùxiōng
to hire a hitman
贫雇农píngùnóng
poor peasants (in Marxism)