to employ

to hire; to rent

door (户) + bird (隹) = to employ and keep

隹 depicts a short-tailed bird, evoking a creature kept or managed under one's roof. 户 mainly provides the sound gù; the bird radical carries the sense of something controlled or retained.

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DoorPhonetic
Short-tailed birdSemantic

这家店了两个新员工。

zhè jiā diàn gù le liǎng gè xīn yuán gōng。

This shop hired two new employees.

公司决定一位有经验的厨师。

gōng sī jué dìng gù yī wèi yǒu jīng yàn de chú shī。

The company decided to hire an experienced cook.

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