CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- gu4
- English meanings
- to employ, to hire, to rent
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from the upper left structure
Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 户; inside 隹.
Meaning & sound clues
隹 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “bird”.
户 is identified as the sound component (hù). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 雇.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
estimate
ancient
baby cry sound
solid; firm
aunt; nun
alone; orphan
so
buy; sell
measure word (general)
mushroom
valley; grain
merchant; trade
guilt; let down
visit
bone
drum
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 解雇
- 雇主
- 雇佣
- 雇员