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雇 - gù

employ, to hire

employ, to hire

How to read 雇

Click 雇 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishemploy, to hire
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

雇佣 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 雇凶. Please read 雇用 one more time.

Common words with this character

to employ; to hire
to hire a hitman
to employ; to hire
employer

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 雇 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 雇佣 and 雇凶 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 雇.