聘 (pìn): to hire

聘 (pìn) is a Chinese character meaning “to hire.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 耳 (semantic) and 甹 (phonetic). It ranks #2197 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 聘 ear. Its radical form 耳 (ear) appears in many related characters such as 闻 (wén, to hear, to smell), 职 (zhí, job, duty), 联 (lián, connect, unite).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to hire

Etymology & Origin

聘

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Decomposition: ⿰耳甹 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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13

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 聘

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
聘请verbpìn qǐngto engage5
招聘verbzhāo pìnto invite applications for a job4
应聘verbyìng pìnto accept a job offer4

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
聘用verbpìn yòngto employ
解聘verbjiě pìnto dismiss an employee
受聘shòu pìnhired (for employment)
招聘会nounzhāo pìn huìrecruitment meeting
聘任verbpìn rènto appoint (to a position)
聘书nounpìn shūletter of appointment
聘礼nounpìn lǐbetrothal gift
聘金nounpìn jīnbetrothal money (given to the bride's family)
应聘者yìng pìn zhěperson taking a job
受聘于shòu pìn yúto be employed at
招聘机构zhāo pìn jī gòurecruiting agency
招聘者zhāo pìn zhěprospective employer
下聘verbxià pìnto send the betrothal gifts
聘问pìn wèninternational exchange of visits
高薪聘请gāo xīn pìn qǐngto hire at a high salary
27
Total compounds
30
As first character
48
As last character
22
As middle character

聘 appears in 27 compound words: 30 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 22 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 聘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

请qǐng
0.5706,676 co-occurrences
招zhāo
0.5555,019 co-occurrences
授shòu
0.4554,446 co-occurrences
劳láo
0.41612 co-occurrences
受shòu
0.4095,546 co-occurrences
教jiào
0.3946,364 co-occurrences
初chū
0.37914 co-occurrences
雇gù
0.367294 co-occurrences
任rèn
0.3616,168 co-occurrences
特tè
0.3595,380 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

公司正在招聘新员工,要求有相关工作经验。

Gōngsī zhèngzài zhāopìn xīn yuángōng, yāoqiú yǒu xiāngguān gōngzuò jīngyàn.

The company is recruiting new employees, requiring relevant work experience.

Hk01.comFeb 2026

输入外劳前须本地实地招聘初级厨师及待应 1500空缺仅9人受聘

shū rù wài láo qián xū běn dì shí dì zhāo pìn chū jí chú shī jí dài yīng 1 5 0 0 kōng quē jǐn 9 rén shòu pìn

Before importing foreign workers, local junior chefs must be recruited on the spot, and only 9 vacancies are available

中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻Feb 2026

...亚一在职教师未经学校批准报考其他单位被解聘 官方通报

. . . yà yī zài zhí jiào shī wèi jīng xué jiào pī zhǔn bào kǎo qí tā dān wèi bèi jiě pìn guān fāng tōng bào

... Yayi in-service teachers were dismissed from other units without the school's approval, official notice

It之家Feb 2026

特斯拉被指控招聘时歧视美国公民,美法官裁定诉讼继续推进

tè sī lā bèi zhǐ kòng zhāo pìn shí qí shì měi guó gōng mín , měi fǎ guān cái dìng sù sòng jì xù tuī jìn

[Translation pending - quota exceeded]

InvestingFeb 2026

...efferies指出大多数IT服务公司招聘职位数量下降

. . . zhǐ chū dà duō shǔ fú wù gōng sī zhāo pìn zhí wèi shǔ liàng xià jiàng

... efferies noted a decline in the number of jobs hired by most IT services companies

Tatoeba

汤姆正考虑应聘薪酬更高的工作。

Tāngmǔ zhèng kǎolǜ yìngpìn xīnchóu gèng gāo de gōngzuò.

Tom is thinking about applying for a better-paying job.

Tatoeba

她聘请他作程式设计师。

Tā pìnqǐng tā zuò chéngshì shèjìshī.

She hired him as a programmer.

Tatoeba

我打算去应聘那个公司的营销部经理职位.

Wǒ dǎsuàn qù yìngpìn nàge gōngsī de yíngxiāo bù jīnglǐ zhíwèi.

I plan to accept the offer from that company to become their marketing department's manager.

Tatoeba

我们希望应聘者能有4年工作经验。

Wǒmen xīwàng yìngpìnzhě néng yǒu sì nián gōngzuò jīngyàn.

Ideally, a candidate for this job should have four years' work experience.

Tatoeba

我知道汤姆会成为一位优秀的篮球教练。这就是为什么我聘用了他。

Wǒ zhīdào Tāngmǔ huì chéngwéi yī wèi yōuxiù de lánqiú jiàoliàn. zhè jiù shì wèishénme wǒ pìnyòng le tā.

I knew Tom would be a good basketball coach. That's why I hired him.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 耳 (ear) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced pìn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 聘 (pìn) mean in Chinese?
聘 (pìn) primarily means "to hire." It is classified as HSK Level 4, making it an upper-intermediate character. It ranks #2197 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 聘 have?
聘 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 聘?
The radical associated with 聘 is 耳 (ear). This radical appears in many characters related to ear.
What are the components of 聘?
聘 is composed of: 耳 (semantic), 甹 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰耳甹 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 聘?
Common words with 聘 include: 聘请 (pìn qǐng, "to engage"); 招聘 (zhāo pìn, "to invite applications for a job"); 应聘 (yìng pìn, "to accept a job offer"); 聘用 (pìn yòng, "to employ"); 解聘 (jiě pìn, "to dismiss an employee"). There are over 27 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 聘 (pìn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation pìn: 品 (product, quality), 频 (frequency), 贫 (poor), 拼 (to piece together). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 聘 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 聘 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.