佣 (yòng): commission (for middleman), brokerage fee, to hire
佣 (yòng) is a Chinese character meaning “commission (for middleman).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 用 (structural). It ranks #2449 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 佣 an employed 用 person 亻; 用 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- commission (for middleman)
- brokerage fee
- to hire
Etymology & Origin
ideographicAn employed 用 person 亻; 用 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰亻用 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雇佣 | gù yōng | to employ |
| 女佣 | nǚ yōng | (female) maid |
| 佣人 | yōng rén | servant |
| 佣金 | yòng jīn | commission |
| 佣工 | yōng gōng | hired laborer |
| 家佣 | jiā yōng | domestic helper |
| 回佣 | huí yòng | commission |
| 佣钱 | yòng qian | commission |
| 帮佣 | bāng yōng | servant |
| 佣兵 | yōng bīng | (military) mercenary |
| 雇佣兵 | gù yōng bīng | (military) mercenary |
| 佣妇 | yōng fù | maid |
| 佣婢 | yōng bì | servant girl |
| 菲佣 | fēi yōng | Filipino maid |
佣 appears in 14 compound words: 50 as the first character, 43 as the last, and 7 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 佣 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
他佣品很好，在村里很受尊敬。
tā yòng pǐn hěn hǎo , zài cūn lǐ hěn shòu zūn jìng .
He is a good man and highly respected in the village.
行政院开放育儿家庭聘外佣 专家指有效减压...吁“3胎家庭”开放...
háng zhèng yuàn kāi fàng yù ér jiā tíng pìn wài yòng zhuān jiā zhǐ yǒu xiào jiǎn yā . . . xū 3 tāi jiā tíng kāi fàng . . .
Executive Yuan Allows Families with Children to Hire Foreign Domestic Workers; Experts Say This Effectively Reduces Stress... Call for the Policy to Be Extended to "Families with Three Children"...
放宽育儿外佣/两宝妈挺:双薪家庭很有感“提升生活品质...
fàng kuān yù ér wài yòng liǎng bǎo mā tǐng : shuāng xīn jiā tíng hěn yǒu gǎn tí shēng shēng huó pǐn zhì . . .
Relaxed Rules for Domestic Helpers Assisting with Childcare / Supported by Mothers of Two: Dual-Income Families Say It “Improves Quality of Life...”
...l于SEC文件中披露2025年高管奖金及佣金
. . . l yú S E C wén jiàn zhōng pī lù 2 0 2 5 nián gāo guǎn jiǎng jīn jí yòng jīn
...as disclosed in SEC filings regarding executive bonuses and commissions for 2025
南亚外佣遭压榨 八成被剥夺权利 工会倡突击查雇主...
nán yà wài yòng zāo yā zhà bā chéng bèi bāo duó quán lì gōng huì chàng tū jī chá gù zhǔ . . .
South Asian foreign domestic helpers are squeezed and 80% are deprived of their rights Trade unions advocate raids on employers...
调查:近8成外佣被剥削 苦主被殴兼扣薪 泣诉待遇“畜生不...
diào chá : jìn 8 chéng wài yòng bèi bāo xiāo kǔ zhǔ bèi ōu jiān kòu xīn qì sù dài yù chù shēng bù . . .
Survey: Nearly 80% of foreign domestic helpers are exploited, sufferers are beaten and deducted from their salaries, crying about the treatment "beasts are not...
她雇佣我来帮助她。
Tā gùyōng wǒ lái bāngzhù tā.
She hired me to help her.
玛丽是个好女佣。
Mǎlì shì gè hǎo nǚyōng.
Mary is a good maid.
Character Family
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