yōng

to hire

to employ; servant; hired laborer; domestic help

person (亻) + use (用) = someone hired to be used

A person (亻) put to use (用) is someone hired to work for others. The two components together capture the relationship between employer and employed.

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PersonSemantic
To useSemantic

她家里雇了一个人来打扫房间。

tā jiā lǐ gù le yī gè yōng rén lái dǎ sǎo fáng jiān。

her family hired a servant to clean the rooms.

以前有钱人家都会养几个人。

yǐ qián yǒu qián rén jiā dōu huì yǎng jǐ gè yōng rén。

in the past, wealthy households would keep several servants.

Words with 佣

雇佣

gù yōng

to employ; to hire

雇佣兵

gù yōng bīng

(military) mercenary

佣金

yòng jīn

commission

佣钱

yòng qian

commission; brokerage

佣人

yōng rén

servant

佣兵

yōng bīng

(military) mercenary

佣婢

yōng bì

servant girl

佣妇

yōng fù

maid

佣工

yōng gōng

hired laborer

回佣

huí yòng

commission

女佣

nǚ yōng

(female) maid

家佣

jiā yōng

domestic helper

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