聘书 (pìn shū) — letter of appointment; contract (for a job or position)

Definition

noun
letter of appointmentcontract (for a job or position)
Measure word · 封

Examples

  • 聘书，。
    Tā shōu dào le gōng sī de pìn shū, zhèng shì chéng wéi jīng lǐ.
    He received the company's letter of appointment and officially became the manager.
  • 聘书。
    Zhè fèn pìn shū shàng xiě míng le gōng zuò nèi róng hé xīn zī.
    This contract clearly states the job duties and salary.
  • 聘书，。
    Qiān le pìn shū zhī hòu, xià ge yuè jiù kāi shǐ shàng bān.
    After signing the appointment letter, I start work next month.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

聘pìnappoint
书shūdocument

聘 (appoint) + 书 (document): a document appointing someone.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 書; 书 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
聿聿yùwriting brush
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě書shū
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 書 uses 聿, a writing brush, and 者 for its sound; the simplified 书 is a later shorthand.

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