Memory phrase for the character: 聘
聘
Meaning
employment, hiring Pronunciation pìn Explanation Left: ear 耳, right: 甹 (reason 由 = The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.), winding seaweed 丂 [here: number 5])
Mnemonic
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The ear has heard that there is a reason for the five: employments. Radicals
耳
ear Shows the picture of an ear (auricle / pinna)
由
reason, cause First, the root shoot 丨 bursts its shell 田 (cf. armor, shield 甲). And this gives the sprout丨 on the field 田 its reason 由.
丂
winding seaweed
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Vocabulary
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高薪聘请
gāo xīn pìn qǐng
to hire at a high salary
解聘 jiě pìn
to dismiss an employee; to sack
聘金 pìn jīn
betrothal money (given to the bride's family)
聘娶婚 pìn qǔ hūn
formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents to the girl's family)
聘娶婚 pìn qǔ hūn
