佣 meaning and stroke order
To hire, to employ; commission; servant
How to write 佣, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 佣
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- commission (for middleman)
- brokerage fee
- to hire
- to employ
- servant
- hired laborer
- domestic help
How 佣 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. An employed 用 person 亻; 用 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 佣
A person 亻 standing next to 用 (yòng, to use): someone you put to use for pay is a hired worker. 用 also gives the sound, so 佣 is read yōng or yòng.
In the yōng reading it appears in words about hiring and servants, such as 雇佣 (gùyōng) and 女佣 (nǚyōng). In the yòng reading it means a fee for a middleman, mostly in 佣金 (yòngjīn). Example: 中介要收百分之二的佣金。(Zhōngjiè yào shōu bǎi fēn zhī èr de yòngjīn.) The agent takes a two percent commission.
Common mistake: Learners often read 佣金 as yōngjīn with the first tone. In this word it is fourth tone, yòngjīn. Also do not drop the 亻 and write 用 by mistake, since 用金 is not a word.
Common words with 佣
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
佣 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 佣
How many strokes are in 佣?
佣 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 佣 mean?
佣 (yōng) means to hire, to employ; commission; servant. A common word with it is 雇佣 (gùyōng), meaning "to employ; to hire".
How do you pronounce 佣?
佣 is pronounced yōng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 佣?
The radical of 佣 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 佣 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 佣?
The traditional form of 佣 is 傭. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 佣 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 佣 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 佣 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I know when 佣 is yōng and when it is yòng?
Use yòng when the meaning is a commission or brokerage fee, as in 佣金 (yòngjīn). Use yōng for hiring and servants, as in 雇佣 (gùyōng), 佣人 (yōngrén) and 佣兵 (yōngbīng).
Is 佣人 a polite word for a domestic worker?
佣人 (yōngrén) means servant and can sound old fashioned or a bit status heavy. 女佣 (nǚyōng) is common for a maid, and many people today say 保姆 (bǎomǔ) or 阿姨 (āyí) for household help in casual speech.