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聘

pìn

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

pìn · ping3 (Jyutping)

  1. to employ; to appoint
  2. (bound form) to betroth
  3. (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off
  4. (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission
  5. Taiwan pr. [ping4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

聘

Meaning
engage, employ; betroth
Radical
耳
Strokes
13
Components
⿰耳甹
Cangjie
SJLWS
Four-corner
1512.7

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