傭 meaning and stroke order
To hire, to employ; commission; servant
How to write 傭, stroke by stroke
13 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 傭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to hire
- to employ
- servant
- hired laborer
- domestic help
How 傭 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Person.
亻 gives the meaning and 庸 hints at the sound.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 傭
A person 亻 standing next to 庸 (yōng), which gives the sound. Picture an ordinary person you hire to help: the person side tells you it is about people, and 庸 tells you to say yōng.
傭 is the traditional form; in mainland simplified Chinese it is written 佣, as in the common words 雇佣 (gùyōng) and 佣人 (yōngrén). It mostly appears in compounds about hiring workers or servants. Example: 他家請了一個女傭。(Tā jiā qǐng le yí gè nǚyōng.) His family hired a maid.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 傭 with 庸 (yōng, mediocre), which has no person radical and means ordinary or mediocre, as in 平庸 (píngyōng). Also note that the simplified 佣 can be read yòng in 佣金 (yòngjīn, commission), but 傭 itself is read yōng.
Common words with 傭
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 傭
How many strokes are in 傭?
傭 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 傭 mean?
傭 (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 傭?
傭 is pronounced yōng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 傭?
The radical of 傭 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 傭 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 傭?
傭 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 佣, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 佣金 mean commission if 傭 means to hire?
In simplified Chinese, 佣 covers two words: yōng (to hire) and yòng (commission). The commission sense is pronounced yòng, so say 佣金 as yòngjīn.
Is 傭人 a polite word for a domestic worker?
傭人 (yōngrén) is common but can sound old-fashioned or a bit hierarchical. Many people now prefer 保姆 (bǎomǔ) or 家政人員 (jiāzhèng rényuán) for domestic help.