雇 (gù) — to hire, to employ
Definition
雇 (gù) means 'to hire / employ' people for work — especially labor, staff, or services. Unlike 租/租赁 (renting things) or 聘请/聘用 (engaging professionals), 雇 focuses on paying someone to do a job, often physical or temporary.
verb
to hireto employ
Examples
- 雇。Wǒ xiǎng gù yí gè rén bāng wǒ dǎ sǎo fáng jiān.I want to hire someone to help me clean the room.
- 雇。Shàng ge yuè wǒ men gù le liǎng gè lín shí gōng.Last month we hired two temporary workers.
- 雇。Zhè jiā gōng sī jì huà gù yì míng jīng lǐ.This company plans to hire a manager.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
隹隹zhuī
Sound part声符shēngfú
戶
戶hù雇gù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
雇 is made of 戶 and 隹: 戶 points to the sound, and 隹 points to the meaning.
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