员
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(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member; classifier for military generals
Formation & memory
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Words with 员
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三无人员 | person without identification papers, a normal residence permit or a source of income | |
| 开发人员 | developer | |
| 会员国 | member nation | |
| 成员国 | member country | |
| 工作人员 | staff member | |
| 人员 | staff; crew; personnel; CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 大员 | high official | |
| 一员 | a member (of an organization) | |
| 主管人员 | executive | |
| 学员 | student; member of an institution of learning; officer cadet | |
| 理发员 | barber; hairdresser | |
| 全体人员 | crew | |
| 生员 | scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times) | |
| 保安人员 | security personnel; member of police force | |
| 海员 | sailor; mariner | |
| 动员 | to mobilize; mobilization; CL:次[ci4] | |
| 行员 | (Tw) staff; clerk; employee (of a bank 銀行|银行[yin2 hang2] or commercial firm 商行[shang1 hang… | |
| 会员 | member | |
| 空中交通管制员 | air traffic controller | |
| 工作管理员 | (computing) task manager (Tw) |
Sound family
These characters use 员 as their sound component — compare how they read.