TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
雇
雇 ＝ 户 ＋ 隹
ㄍㄨˋ · gù
verb — to hire, to employ
字源 FORM — what the parts do
户聲hù — gives the sounda single-leaf door
IThù → gù — initial and tone shift
隹義a short-tailed bird
The bird (隹) under a door (户) was 九雇, a migratory bird that came each season with the farm work. 户 hù carries the sound, hardened to gù. The seasonal bird was borrowed for seasonal labor — to hire: 雇傭, 雇工.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
門（户）邊停著候鳥（隹），季節一到就來——像按時雇來的人。
A migrant bird (隹) settles by the door (户), arriving on schedule — like hired hands come for the season.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)九雇— a name for a migratory bird
→雇傭、雇工— to hire, to employ常用
⇒雇主— an employer — the one who hires
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
顧＝ ＋ 頁gùthe partner — 顧 turns the head (頁) to look after, 雇 perches the bird ()傭yōngthe partner in 雇傭 — 傭 is the person hired (亻), 雇 the hiring