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
subscriber line
to exhaust; to use up completely
to tax one's ingenuity
to tax one's ingenuity
usefulness
to employ a stratagem
to employ a stratagem
wording; phrasing; usage (of a term)
wording; phrasing; usage (of a term)
term; choice of words; wording
variant of yòng qian
variant of yòng qian
using spies
using spies
expenditures; items of expenditure
expenditures; items of expenditure
to have a meal; to eat
to have a meal; to eat
meal times
meal times
dissimilation; metabolic breaking down and waste disposal
dissimilation; metabolic breaking down and waste disposal
registered user
registered user
to use illegitimately; to misappropriate; to embezzle