招聘 (zhāopìn) · to recruit

招聘 (zhāopìn) means “to recruit; to hire”. It is written with 2 characters: 招 (to summon) + 聘 (to employ). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 招聘 is built

The characters

招 zhāo · to summon

What 招 is made of

扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
召zhào — imperial decree
- 刀dāo — knife
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A call 召 to arms 扌; 召 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

聘 pìn · to employ

What 聘 is made of

耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
甹pīng — chivalrous knight
- 由yóu — cause
- 丂kǎo — obstruction of breath (qi)
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Example sentences

我们公司正在招聘新员工。Wǒmen gōngsī zhèngzài zhāopìn xīn yuángōng.Our company is recruiting new staff.

你们招聘什么样的人？Nǐmen zhāopìn shénmeyàng de rén?What kind of people are you hiring?

Questions about 招聘

What does 招聘 mean?

招聘 (zhāopìn) means “to recruit; to hire”.

How do you pronounce 招聘?

招聘 is pronounced zhāopìn.

Which HSK level is 招聘?

招聘 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.

Related words

Learn 招聘 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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