ㄍㄨ ˋ

gù

employ

雇 is a 12 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as gù in the fourth tone.

In traditional Chinese the character 僱 may be used.

It is made up of the components 户 (door) and 隹 (sparrow).

  • 雇
    ㄍㄨ ˋ

    gù

    employ

    • 户
      ㄏㄨ ˋ

      hù

      door

    • 隹
      ㄓㄨㄟ

      zhuī

      sparrow

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"When SPARROWs arrive at Cinderella's DOOR, she <employ>s them to help with chores. A [goo]fy idea, but it works," explains Megan.
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Definitions for 雇 pronounced as gù

  • to employ
  • to hire
  • to rent
  • variant of 雇[gu4]

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