雇 (gù): to employ, to hire, to rent
雇 (gù) is a Chinese character meaning “to employ.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 户 (phonetic) and 隹 (semantic). It ranks #1800 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 雇 bird. Its radical form 隹 (short-tailed bird) appears in many related characters such as 难 (nán, difficult (to...)), 集 (jí, to gather), 雄 (xióng, male).
Definitions
- to employ
- to hire
- to rent
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解雇 | jiě gù | to fire |
| 雇佣 | gù yōng | to employ |
| 雇员 | gù yuán | employee |
| 雇用 | gù yòng | to employ |
| 雇主 | gù zhǔ | variant of 雇主[gu4 zhu3] |
| 劳雇关系 | láo gù guān xì | relations between labor and employer |
| 受雇 | shòu gù | to be employed |
| 劳雇 | láo gù | labor and employer |
| 贫雇农 | pín gù nóng | poor peasants (in Marxism) |
| 雇凶 | gù xiōng | to hire a hitman |
| 雇佣兵 | gù yōng bīng | (military) mercenary |
雇 appears in 11 compound words: 55 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 18 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 雇 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
学习雇字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí gù zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the character "雇" requires repeated practice to write it neatly.
228连假三日 劳动部提醒雇主依法给假
2 2 8 lián jiǎ sān rì láo dòng bù tí xǐng gù zhǔ yī fǎ gěi jiǎ
228 Three days of consecutive holidays The Ministry of Labor reminds employers to give leave in accordance with the law
雇用安定措施延至7月 桃竹苗分署推“双轨补...
gù yòng ān dìng cuò shī yán zhì 7 yuè táo zhú miáo fēn shǔ tuī shuāng guǐ bǔ . . .
Employment stabilization measures postponed to July Taozhumiao Branch Office pushes "dual-track supplements...
劳工离职申请“服务证明书” 雇主拒发最重罚30万元
láo gōng lí zhí shēn qǐng fú wù zhèng míng shū gù zhǔ jù fā zuì chóng fá 3 0 wàn yuán
The employer refuses to issue a "service certificate" for a labor resignation and refuses to issue a maximum penalty of 300,000 yuan
年后转职注意! 雇主拒发服务证书最高罚30万元
nián hòu zhuǎn zhí zhù yì ! gù zhǔ jù fā fú wù zhèng shū zuì gāo fá 3 0 wàn yuán
Pay attention to changing jobs after the year! The maximum penalty for employers to refuse to issue service certificates is 300,000 yuan
...外佣遭压榨 八成被剥夺权利 工会倡突击查雇主住所
. . . wài yòng zāo yā zhà bā chéng bèi bāo duó quán lì gōng huì chàng tū jī chá gù zhǔ zhù suǒ
... Foreign domestic helpers are oppressed and 80% are deprived of their rights Trade unions advocate raids on employers' residences
私家侦探们受雇调查这桩奇怪的案件。
Sījiā zhēntànmen shòugù diàochá zhè zhuāng qíguài de ànjiàn.
Private detectives were hired to look into the strange case.
汤姆已经雇了新律师。
Tāngmǔ yǐjīng gù le xīn lǜshī.
Tom has already hired a new lawyer.
德国将禁止雇主在脸书上偷窥。
Déguó jiāng jìnzhǐ gùzhǔ zài Liǎnshū shàng tōukuī.
Germany is to ban employers from snooping on Facebook.
汤姆要被解雇了，不是吗？
Tāngmǔ yào bèi jiěgù le, bùshìma?
Tom is going to be fired, isn't he?
Character Family
隹 Radical Family — Characters sharing the short-tailed bird radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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