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
metamorphism (geology)
metamorphism (geology)
expense; cost; expenditure
expense claim form
expense claim form
(physics) available
(physics) available
to have an effect; to play a role; to be operative
action at a distance (e.g. gravitational force)
chemotaxis (movement of leukocytes under chemical stimulus)
chemotaxis (movement of leukocytes under chemical stimulus)
(for) military use; military application
to adapt for use for another purpose
hot-desking
hot-desking
Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer)
Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer)
universal character set UCS
universality
Tongyong Pinyin, Taiwan romanization system
General Motors (car company)
General Motors (car company)
General Motors
General Motors
UCS, Chinese character coding adopted in PRC 1986