员 yuán, yún, yùn — a person engaged in a field; staff member

员
yuán yún yùn

Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #737

Traditional: 員

yuán yuan2

Basic definition

  1. noun a person engaged in a field; staff member e.g 员工职员服务员
  2. noun member (of an organization) e.g 成员会员团员
  3. noun area; extent e.g 幅员幅员辽阔

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (会意。甲骨文字形，表示俯视鼎，看到鼎口是圆形的。小篆从贝，口声。本义:物的数量;人员的数额。亦指人员)
  2. specified member of personnel;person engaged in some field of activity e.g 员位 · 员次
  3. officials e.g 员弁 · 员役 · 员僚
  4. member
  5. 通过正式加入而对某协会或联合企业享有权利和义务的人。如:证券交易所的一员
  6. 通常经过正式手续加入某个社会或专业组织，一般要求交纳会费，遵守纲领及完成其他一切义务的人。如:党员
adjective
  1. circular;round e.g 员全 · 员园 · 员栅 · 员渊

yún yun2

Basic definition

  1. noun used in ancient personal names e.g 伍员

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. increase
particle
  1. 相当于“云”
noun
  1. 姓

yùn yun4

Basic definition

  1. noun a surname e.g 员半千员姓
  1. 姓。

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