员
Meaning
- (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity
- (bound form) member
- classifier for military generals
Example sentence
请叫消防员。
Please call the fire department.
The character 员
员 is 口 over 贝: a person counted as one of a number. It names people by their role — 演员 an actor, 队员 a team member, 服务员 a waiter, 售货员 a shop assistant, 人员 staff.