裁员 cáiyuán Layoffs

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Traditional: 裁員

Stroke order

裁员 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

裁员 — the Chinese character for Layoffs (cáiyuán), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 裁员 — Layoffs

裁 — 12 strokes
员 — 7 strokes

Senses

to cut staff
to lay off employees

Characters in 裁员

裁 cái — to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim
员 yuán — (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member; classifier for military generals

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

裁员 is pronounced cáiyuán and means “Layoffs”.

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