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TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
僱 character · B1 (est.)
僱 ＝ 亻 ＋ 雇
ㄍㄨˋ · gù
verb — to hire, to employ

字源 FORM — what the parts do

亻義a person, the worker
雇聲gives the soundgù — a bird (隹) under a door (戶); the base word for to hire
A person (亻) added to 雇, which is itself the word for to hire — a bird (隹) under a door (戶). 雇 carries the sound gù; the added 亻 puts the hired person front and center. Together: 僱用 to employ, 僱工 a hired hand, 僱傭 to take on for wages. 雇 is dual-role — sound and the base meaning to hire.
意 · Meanings
(本義)僱、僱用— to hire, to employ常用
→僱工、僱傭— a hired worker; to take on for wages
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
雇gùthe base it builds on — 雇 alone already means to hire; 僱 adds 亻 to foreground the person hired顧＝ 雇 ＋ 頁gùthe 雇 it shares — 顧 sets 雇 beside the head 頁 for to look back, to attend to