HSK 3 · Jobs & Roles

员

yuán

member; employee

Stroke order of 员

员 is written with 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A mouth 口 over a shell 贝 (money): a member who is paid.

Parts: 口 mouth + 贝 shell, money

Example sentence

他是公司的员工，不是老板。

He is an employee of the company, not the boss.

Words with 员

成员member 会员member (of a club)员工employee; staff 人员staff; personnel 公务员civil servant 服务员waiter; attendant 队员team member 演员actor; performer

More words: Jobs & Roles

老板boss 员工employee; staff 职工staff; workers 人员staff; personnel 工程师engineer 公务员civil servant 专家expert 主任director; head 部长minister; head of department 所长head of an institute 领导leader; to lead 保安security guard 警察police; police officer 交警traffic police 服务员waiter; attendant 大夫doctor

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