yòng

to use; to employ; to have to

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 51st character
Radical ⽤ (101.0)
Strokes 5
Index # 283

Definitions

用 yòng
  1. 1. to use
  2. 2. to employ
  3. 3. to have to
  4. 4. expense or outlay
  5. 5. to eat or drink
  6. 6. usefulness
  7. 7. therefore
  8. 8. hence

Stroke order

用 stroke order diagram
用 stroke order animation

Words containing 用

Word Meaning
nuclear interaction
to abandon; to stop using; abandoned
to abandon; to stop using; abandoned
correct usage
weapons-usable material
weapons-usable material
killer app; killer application
killer app; killer application
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
civil nuclear power
civil nuclear power
amphibious (vehicle)
amphibious (vehicle)
sedimentation (geology)
sedimentation (geology)
bath product
useless
to learn and apply pragmatically
to learn and apply pragmatically
to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly
to come in handy; to put to good use
to come in handy; to put to good use
dissolving; erosion by groundwater; corrosion
dissolving; erosion by groundwater; corrosion