佣

傭

yòng, yōng

亻 + 用

Definitions

yòng commission (for middleman); brokerage fee

yōng to hire; to employ; servant; hired laborer; domestic help

Etymology

An employed 用 person 亻; 用 also provides the pronunciation

About

佣 is a phono-semantic compound: the person radical 亻 on the left situates it in human activities, while 用 on the right suggests the meaning 'to employ' and provides the pronunciation. The traditional form 傭 replaces 用 with 庸, a component that makes the sound more explicit. Its primary sense is the economic exchange of labor, hiring for a wage, working as a domestic servant or hired laborer, and it also extends to the financial compensation, especially the commission or brokerage fee paid to a middleman.

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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这个佣人很勤劳。

Zhège yōng rén hěn qínláo.

This servant is very diligent.

妈妈雇佣了一个新佣人。

Māma gùyōng le yī gè xīn yōng rén.

Mom hired a new servant.

他赚了很多佣金。

Tā zhuàn le hěnduō yòngjīn.

He earned a lot of commission.

销售员的佣金很高。

Xiāoshòuyuán de yòngjīn hěn gāo.

The salesperson's commission is very high.

如果你努力工作，就能获得更多佣金。

Rúguǒ nǐ nǔlì gōngzuò, jiù néng huòdé gèngduō yòngjīn.

If you work hard, you can get more commission.

公司雇佣了五十名新员工。

Gōngsī gùyōng le wǔshí míng xīn yuángōng.

The company hired fifty new employees.

佣人的工资由雇主直接支付。

Yōngrén de gōngzī yóu gùzhǔ zhíjiē zhīfù.

The servant's salary is paid directly by the employer.

尽管佣金制度激励了销售团队，但公司仍需规范雇佣合同。

Jǐnguǎn yòngjīn zhìdù jīlì le xiāoshòu tuánduì, dàn gōngsī réng xū guīfàn gùyōng hétóng.

Although the commission system motivates the sales team, the company still needs to standardize employment contracts.

Related Characters

Component: 亻

Component: 用

佣