pìn

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]

ear (耳) + sound (甹) = formally engage or betroth

The ear (耳) signals the act of listening and formal reception — someone who must be heard into a role or agreement. 甹 mainly contributes the pìn sound and does not carry the meaning.

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公司决定他为新的经理。

gōng sī jué dìng pìn tā wéi xīn de jīng lǐ。

The company decided to appoint him as the new manager.

我们想一位有经验的老师来教孩子。

wǒ men xiǎng pìn yī wèi yǒu jīng yàn de lǎo shī lái jiāo hái zi。

We want to employ an experienced teacher to teach the children.

Words with 聘

高薪聘请

gāo xīn pìn qǐng

to hire at a high salary

下聘

xià pìn

to send the betrothal gifts

受聘

shòu pìn

hired (for employment)

受聘于

shòu pìn yú

to be employed at

合聘

hé pìn

(Tw) (of multiple institutions, departments or organizations) to jointly recruit; to jointly appoint (sb)

延聘

yán pìn

to hire

征聘

zhēng pìn

to invite job applications

应聘

yìng pìn

to accept a job offer

应聘者

yìng pìn zhě

person taking a job

招聘

zhāo pìn

to invite applications for a job

招聘会

zhāo pìn huì

recruitment meeting

招聘机构

zhāo pìn jī gòu

recruiting agency

More characters with 耳