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聘
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employ

HSK 7
Human →Actions
pìn
ヘイ
へい.する、と.う、め.す
빙
Phonosemantic compound. 耳 represents the meaning and 甹 represents the sound.
Components
耳 ear+ 甹 chivalrous knight =
聘 employ
耳 Meaning component
ěr ear
甹 Phonetic component
chivalrous knight
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Notes
Similar Characters
取 take咠 to whisper聂 Nie (surname) (simp)聖 holy (trad/jp)聶 whisper (iii) (trad)佴 a second洱 a lake in Yunnan珥 ear ornament茸 downy铒 erbium (simp)餌 bait (trad/jp)饵 entice (simp)耵 cerumen耷 ears hanging down耸 urge on (simp)耻 humiliation (simp)耽 indulge in聃 ears without rims聆 listen聊 chat
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
聘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
聘 [pìn]
to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth; betrothal gift; to get married (of woman)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (42)
招聘 [zhāo​pìn] #12,089
to invite applications for a job
聘请 [pìn​qǐng] #11,440
to engage
聘请 [pìn​qǐng] #11,440
to engage
应聘 [yìng​pìn] #14,126
to accept a job offer
应聘 [yìng​pìn] #14,126
to accept a job offer
聘用 [pìn​yòng] #14,542
to employ
招聘会 [zhāo​pìn​huì] #41,300
recruitment meeting
招聘会 [zhāo​pìn​huì] #41,300
recruitment meeting
聘任 [pìn​rèn] #42,431
to appoint (to a position)
解聘 [jiě​pìn] #27,870
to dismiss an employee
32 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
招聘 [しょうへい] #40,219
(courteous) invitation
傭聘 [ようへい] #236,492
employing
使聘 [しへい]
sending a messenger to present gifts
招へい理由書 [しょうへいりゆうしょ]
invitation letter (e.g. document in support of a visa to enter Japan)
KOREAN WORDS (1)
초빙
invitation