yòng / yōng
noun #25,691

Meanings

  1. 1 commission (fee for a middleman)
  2. 2 brokerage fee

Examples

Zhōngjiè gōngsī shōuqǔ le yīdìng bǐlì de yòngjīn.
The agency charged a certain percentage as commission.
Xiāoshòuyuán àn xiāoshòu'é de bǎifēnzhī wǔ shōuqǔ yòngjīn.
The salesperson takes five percent of sales as commission.

Tips

usage
This yòng reading means a middleman's commission and shows up almost only in 佣金 (commission, brokerage fee). For hiring or servants the character is read yōng instead (雇佣, 佣人).

Stroke Order

yòng