聘 meaning and stroke order
To employ; to appoint; (bound form) to betroth; (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off
How to write 聘, 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 聘
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to employ; to appoint
- (bound form) to betroth
- (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off
- (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission
- Taiwan pr. [ping4]
How 聘 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Ear.
耳 gives the meaning and 甹 hints at the sound.
Radical: 耳 (ear), shared by 34 characters on this site.
How to remember 聘
聘 is pictophonetic: 耳 (ear) gives the meaning and 甹 (pīng) hints at the sound. Picture an employer who listens with an ear 耳 to a candidate before deciding to hire them.
聘 is mostly used in formal compounds about hiring and appointing, such as 招聘 (zhāopìn), 聘请 (pìnqǐng) and 应聘 (yìngpìn). Example: 公司正在招聘工程师。(Gōngsī zhèngzài zhāopìn gōngchéngshī.) The company is recruiting engineers.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 招聘 (zhāopìn, the employer recruits) and 应聘 (yìngpìn, the job seeker applies). Also do not confuse 聘 with 骋 (chěng, to gallop), which has the same right side but uses 马 instead of 耳.
Common words with 聘
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
聘 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 聘
How many strokes are in 聘?
聘 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 聘 mean?
聘 (pìn) means to employ; to appoint; (bound form) to betroth; (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off. A common word with it is 聘请 (pìnqǐng), meaning "to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc)".
How do you pronounce 聘?
聘 is pronounced pìn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 聘?
The radical of 聘 is 耳, which carries the idea of "ear". Dictionaries list 聘 under this radical.
Is 聘 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 聘 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 聘 pronounced in Taiwan?
In mainland Mandarin it is pìn. In Taiwan it is often read pìng, with a final -ng.
What does 聘 have to do with marriage?
In traditional customs, 聘 refers to betrothal, as in 聘礼 (pìnlǐ), the betrothal gifts sent by the groom's family. Colloquially it can also mean a woman getting married off.