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yōng

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yōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yōng | yong1
English translation
to hire, to employ; commission; servant

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About yōng

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

yōng

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

person

Etymology of yōng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻庸

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

yōng

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Words with yōng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
雇佣 gùyōng to employ雇傭
佣金 yòng jīn commission佣金 yòng jīn
女佣 nǚ yōng (female) maid女傭
yòng to hire yōng
佣人 yōng rén servant傭人
佣兵 yōng bīng mercenary傭兵
佣工 yōng gōng servant傭工
帮佣 bāng yōng servant幫傭
佣妇 yōng fù maid傭婦
佣钱 yòng qian commission佣錢

yōng Decomposition & Compounds

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