雇

gù
#1,815 most
frequent character
to hire
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

雇 joins 隹 bird with 户 hù, the sound part. It first meant a type of bird. The sense 'to hire' was borrowed for its sound, and from that came 'to employ'.

雇 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

我想雇一个助手。
wǒxiǎng gù yígè zhùshǒu 。
I want to hire an assistant.
公司正在雇人。
gōngsī zhèngzài gùrén 。
The company is hiring people.
他雇了一位设计师。
tā gù le yīwèi shèjì shī 。
He hired a designer.

Same Characters, Different Readings

雇gù
to hire

Words with similar meanings

聘pìn
to employ
More formal and often used in official contexts.
雇佣gùyōng
to engage
Similar meaning but can imply a longer-term commitment.

Homophones

顾gù
look at, look after, attend
故gù
"., . so"
估gù
used in 估衣[gu4yi5]
固gù
hard, strong, solid, sure, assuredly

Words Starting With 雇

雇佣gù yōng
to employ; to hire

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