to fire; to sack; to dismiss; to terminate employment
解 (Xiè) · 13 strokes
Depicts separating (解) the horns (角) from a cow (牛) using a knife (刀).
雇 (gù) · 12 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 户 represents the sound. Originally was the name of a type of bird. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.