What is the ancient meaning of "employment" in classical Chinese?

Verb (1) (pictophonetic character. From the ear, from the chin (p and p Ο ng), the chin also sounds. The word "qi" is from beginning to end. "You" means "sliding" and "transition"; It means "pain" and "torture". The combination of "you" and ""means "the test of transition period".

Therefore, the meaning of "the test of transition period" and "the test before formal appointment". The combination of "ear" and "chin" means "I invite you to listen", "the employer asks all kinds of difficult questions, and the applicant is all ears" and "interview with a difficult nature before taking up the post".

Historical origin:

Rent, visit also. -"Shuo Wen"

Hire a question. -"Erya"

I intend to hire you. -Poetic Xiaoya Cai Wei

Ji Dong hired Wang Meng. -"Li Zhou Zhan Meng"

Hire uncle Shen Weichen. -"Were Feng Yanchuan"

The bannerman asked the doctor to ask the bannerman to hire him. -"Book of Rites Quli"

Every vassal asked at the age of five for diplomatic relations and was hired. -"Zhou Li's Adult Tour"

Another example: hiring a bow (an ancient bow); Salute (salute); Rent and enjoy (request and provide); Hire an ambassador (as required by the order)

Hire. Such as: courtesy (employed in a respectful way); Recruitment (through advertising); Hire a gentleman (that is, hire a scholar or recruit people with money or heavy money); Recruitment (recruiting talents with courtesy); Employment (marriage by ceremony); Money (a gift ordered by someone or an engagement gift)

In the old days, it was called an engagement wedding ceremony, and the betrothed person was a wife. -The Book of Rites

Another example: engagement

It is said that when a woman is engaged or married, Shengbo's mother will not hire her. -"Zuo zhuan, eleven years of success"