聘

Information about character(s)

Radical: 耳
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 13

Pronunciation

Pinyin: pìn, pìng
Cantonese: ping3
JapaneseKun: TOU MESU
JapaneseOn: HEI
Korean: PING
Vietnamese: sánh

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: engage, employ; betroth

CE-Dict: to engage (a teacher etc)/to hire/to betroth/betrothal gift/to get married (of woman)

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to engage the service of
2.to ask to accept an honorary position

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: engage

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: engage

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《耳部》聘訪也。从耳甹聲。

康熙字典文字版 【未集中】【耳字部】聘
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤匹正切，音娉。【說文】訪也。【徐曰】聘，訪問之以耳也。【廣韻】問也。【禮·曲禮】諸侯使大夫問於諸侯曰聘。【公羊傳·隱十一年】大夫來曰聘。【穀梁傳·隱九年】聘，問也。【周禮·秋官】時聘，以結諸侯之好。【儀禮·聘禮】大問曰聘，小聘曰問。　又昏禮娶問亦曰聘。【禮·內則】聘則爲妻。　又【正字通】以幣帛召隱逸賢者，升進之，曰徵聘。應召登仕者稱聘君。　又【五音集韻】匹名切，娉平聲。訪也。

CF-Dict: engager/recruter

Han-De-Dict: anstellen (u.E.) (V)