员

員

yuán

#200 most

frequent character

a person engaged in some field of activity (waiter

noun

Character breakdown

员 shows a circle 口 over a cauldron 贝, suggesting the round opening. It first meant 'round', now written 圆. From 'round' came 'perimeter'. The sense 'unit, individual' was borrowed for the sound alone, and 'member' grew from that.

Drawn as: circle over cauldron

员 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character

圆

sound8 characters

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Example Sentences

她是一名服务员。

tāshì yīmíng fúwù yuán 。

She is a waitress.

这个酒店的员服务很好。

zhègè jiǔdiàn de yuán fúwù hěnhǎo 。

The staff at this hotel provide excellent service.

我正在找一份服务员的工作。

wǒ zhèngzài zhǎo yīfèn fúwù yuán de gōngzuò 。

I am looking for a job as a server.

Words with similar meanings

服务员fúwùyuán

waiter/waitress

A more specific term for someone who serves food and drinks, often in a restaurant.

职员zhíyuán

staff member

A general term for an employee in various roles, less specific than '员'.

Homophones

HSK 2

圆yuán

circle, round, circular, spherical

HSK 4

元yuán

first, primary, basic

原yuán

primary, original, former, raw

园yuán

garden, an area of land for growing plants

源yuán

root, source, origin

缘yuán

cause, reason, karma, fate

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