聘 pìn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 耳 — ear
- Made of
- 耳 ear 甹 chivalrous knight
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
聘任
pìnrèn
to appoint; to employ formally
Characters in this word
任 rèn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 壬 9th heavenly stem
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 委员会正式聘任她为下一届项目负责人。 Wěiyuánhuì zhèngshì pìnrèn tā wéi xià yí jiè xiàngmù fùzérén. The committee formally appointed her as the project leader for the next term.
- 大学将聘任这位教授担任新学院的院长。 Dàxué jiāng pìnrèn zhè wèi jiàoshòu dānrèn xīn xuéyuàn de yuànzhǎng. The university will appoint this professor as dean of the new college.
- 协会聘任他为终身名誉会长。 Xiéhuì pìnrèn tā wéi zhōngshēn míngyù huìzhǎng. The association appointed him honorary president for life.
Related words
- 聘 pìn to employ; to invite to a position
- 聘用 pìnyòng to employ; to hire
- 任 rèn to serve as; to hold a post
- 任 rèn to let; no matter
- 任何 rènhé any
- 任务 rènwu task
- 信任 xìnrèn to trust
- 责任 zérèn responsibility
- 主任 zhǔrèn department head
- 担任 dānrèn to serve as; to hold a position
- 出任 chūrèn to take up a post; to serve as
- 兼任 jiānrèn to concurrently hold another post