Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 户 represents the sound. Originally was the name of a type of bird. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
雇
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
雇
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
雇
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
雇
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
雇
Regular
Modern
Chinese
雇 [gù]
to employ; to hire; to rent
Japanese
employee; employment
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (17)
雇佣 [gùyōng] #3,640
to employ
雇佣 [gùyōng] #3,640
to employ
雇员 [gùyuán] #4,507
employee
雇员 [gùyuán] #4,507
employee
雇主 [gùzhǔ] #8,116
employer
雇用 [gùyòng] #4,759
to employ
受雇 [shòugù] #30,043
to be employed
贫雇农 [píngùnóng] #43,586
poor peasants (in Marxism)
贫雇农 [píngùnóng] #43,586
poor peasants (in Marxism)
劳雇 [láogù]
labor and employer
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JAPANESE WORDS (69)
⭐ 雇う [やとう] #2,696
to employ
⭐ 雇い主 [やといぬし] #14,247
employer
⭐ 解雇 [かいこ] #16,342
dismissal (of an employee)
⭐ 雇用 [こよう] #17,807
employment
雇われ [やとわれ] #27,470
person working for someone else (followed by job title)
雇い入れる [やといいれる] #35,356
to employ
日雇い [ひやとい] #42,235
daily employment
雇用主 [こようぬし] #42,650
employer
雇い人 [やといにん] #54,733
employee
雇い [やとい] #59,214
employee
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KOREAN WORDS (3)