用
to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
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Dict coverage rank #140 U+7528
How 用 is formed
components: 冂
? unknown part
How to remember it
utilize · Heisig RSH #1361
— as a component also called: rack
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 用 as their sound component
These characters all use 用 (yòng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 用 sound component | yòng | to use, to employ, to apply; use |
| 拥 | yōng | to have, to hold; to embrace, to hug; to flock, to throng |
| 庸 | yōng | usual, common, ordinary, mediocre |
| 甬 | yǒng | path; river in Ningbo; Ningbo |
| 痈 | yōng | ulcer, sore, carbuncle, abcess |
Words containing 用
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不中用 | bù zhōng yòng | unfit for anything; no good; useless; (of a sick person) beyond hope |
| 一心多用 | yī xīn duō yòng | to multitask |
| 中体西用 | Zhōng tǐ Xī yòng | adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core |
| 不用 | bù yòng | need not |
| 大用 | dà yòng | to put sb in powerful position; to empower |
| 用人 | yòng rén | servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff |
| 家用电器 | jiā yòng diàn qì | domestic electric appliance |
| 中用 | zhōng yòng | useful; helpful; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 yong4] |
| 一心二用 | yī xīn èr yòng | to do two things at once (idiom); to multitask; to divide one's attention |
| 用心 | yòng xīn | motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful |
| 语用学 | yǔ yòng xué | pragmatics |
| 无用 | wú yòng | useless; worthless |
| 心无二用 | xīn wú èr yòng | one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time |
| 通用电气 | Tōng yòng Diàn qì | General Electric (GE) |
| 自用 | zì yòng | to have (sth) for one's own use; (literary) to be opinionated |
| 家用 | jiā yòng | home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money |
| 用家 | yòng jiā | (HK) user |
| 动用 | dòng yòng | to utilize; to put sth to use |
| 化用 | huà yòng | to adapt (an idea etc) |
| 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful |