僱 (gù) - To hire, employ & to rent, lease

僱Tone 4

gù ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

僱 · gù

To hire, employ;

to rent, lease;

to engage services.

To hire, employto rent, leaseto engage services.

Usage highlights

To hireTo employEmployerEmployeeTo rent a vehicleTo hire labor

Synonyms

  • 雇— Simplified form with identical meaning
  • 聘— To engage, appoint (more formal)
  • 租— To rent, lease (for objects rather than services)

Antonyms

  • 解僱— To fire, dismiss from employment
  • 辭職— To resign, quit employment

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The company hired a new manager (僱用了一位新经理).
  • We need to rent a car for the trip (僱一辆车).
  • They employed a consultant for the project (僱了一位顾问).
  • He was hired as a temporary worker (被僱为临时工).

Collocations

  • To hire(僱用)
  • To employ(僱佣)
  • Employer(僱主)
  • Employee(僱员)
  • To rent a vehicle(僱车)
  • To hire labor(僱工)

Idioms

  • No specific common idioms feature this character prominently

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character reflects traditional employer-employee relationships in Chinese society.
  • In modern usage, often simplified to 雇 in mainland China while 僱 remains in traditional Chinese.
  • Represents contractual employment relationships rather than permanent civil service positions.

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