聘 (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]

Character info

Pinyin

pìn

Meaning

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]

Characters

1

Part of speech

verb

HSK level

HSK 7

Strokes

13

Radical

耳

Structure

左右结构

Chinese explanation

• 聘请，指请人来担任某项工作或职务，通常带有正式、尊重的意味，如聘用、聘任、招聘
• 也指订婚，即男女双方订立婚约，如聘礼、下聘。