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

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Words containing 用

Word Meaning
to abuse; to misuse
abuse of power
abuse of power
abuse of power
abuse of power
alkylation
alkylation
completely unscrupulous; committing all manner of crimes
completely unscrupulous; committing all manner of crimes
not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
useless; worthless
useless person; thing seen as no use
useless person; something seen as useless
to use sth to the full; to make the best use of everything
use what you just learned at once
use what you just learned right away
to employ by examination
to use less than; to not use all of
not need; have no use for
personnel expenditure (accountancy)
personnel expenditure (accountancy)
to be used for
exhausted (used up); out of (supply); depleted
to lead military operations with extraordinary skill