聘
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]
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,078 U+8058
How 聘 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
耳 (semantic, “ear”) + 甹 (phonetic, pīng)
How to remember it
employ · Heisig RSH #2284
耳 ear + sprout + snare
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 甹
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 甹 (pīng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甹 sound component | pīng | chivalrous knight |
| 娉 | pīng | beautiful, charming, graceful |
| 骋 | chěng | to gallop, to hasten, to hurry |
Words containing 聘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 应聘者 | yìng pìn zhě | person taking a job; job applicant; CL:位[wei4] |
| 招聘会 | zhāo pìn huì | recruitment meeting; job fair |
| 受聘于 | shòu pìn yú | to be employed at |
| 招聘机构 | zhāo pìn jī gòu | recruiting agency |
| 招聘者 | zhāo pìn zhě | prospective employer; job advertiser; recruiter |
| 聘金 | pìn jīn | betrothal money (given to the bride's family) |
| 下聘 | xià pìn | to send the betrothal gifts; (fig.) to conclude a marriage |
| 合聘 | hé pìn | (Tw) (of multiple institutions, departments or organizations) to jointly recruit; to joint… |
| 聘用 | pìn yòng | to employ; to hire |
| 聘书 | pìn shū | letter of appointment; contract |
| 解聘 | jiě pìn | to dismiss an employee; to sack |
| 应聘 | yìng pìn | to accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position |
| 纳聘 | nà pìn | to pay bride-price (payment to the bride's family in former times) |
| 联聘 | lián pìn | (of multiple institutions, departments or organizations) to jointly recruit; to jointly ap… |
| 高薪聘请 | gāo xīn pìn qǐng | to hire at a high salary |
| 受聘 | shòu pìn | hired (for employment); invited (e.g. to lecture); engaged (for a task); (in olden times) … |
| 聘礼 | pìn lǐ | betrothal gift |
| 聘任 | pìn rèn | to appoint (to a position); appointed |
| 聘问 | pìn wèn | international exchange of visits; to visit as envoy; to visit as family representative for… |
| 招聘 | zhāo pìn | to invite applications for a job; to recruit |