(pìn)

HSK 613 strokes

to employ

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
pìn
Meaning
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]
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰耳甹

In this compound, the meaning comes from (ear); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhāopìn
HSK 6

to invite applications for a job

Open 招聘 page →
pìnqǐng
HSK 6

to engage

Open 聘请 page →
yìngpìn
HSK 7-9

to accept a job offer

Open 应聘 page →
pìnrèn
HSK 7-9

to appoint (to a position)

Open 聘任 page →
pìnyòng
HSK 7-9

to employ

Open 聘用 page →
xiàpìn

to send the betrothal gifts; (fig.) to conclude a marriage

Open 下聘 page →
shòupìn

hired (for employment); invited (e.g. to lecture); engaged (for a task); (i…

Open 受聘 page →
pìn

(Tw) (of multiple institutions, departments or organizations) to jointly re…

Open 合聘 page →

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