量 才 录 用

liàngcáilùyòng

to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task

Traditional 量才錄用

Meaning

liàngcáilùyòngliang4 cai2 lu4 yong4

to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task

12 strokes

3 strokes

8 strokes

5 strokes

liàng · measure, volume; amount, quantity

Radical 里 · 12 strokes · Parts 旦里

Pictophonetic: unit

cái · ability, talent, gift; just, only

Radical 扌 · 3 strokes

Ideographic: A sprout growing in the ground, representing a budding talent

lù · to copy, to record, to write down

Radical 彐 · 8 strokes · Parts 彐氺

Pictographic: A brush used to record stories

yòng · to use, to employ, to apply; use

Radical 用 · 5 strokes

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Forms of 彔, a traditional form of 录.