yòng to use; to employ; to have to


Similar looking characters : diàn (electric)
Made with 5 strokes.
An old 'abstract' character of uncertain origin

Different tone

yǒng (perpetual)

Radical

Index 101 used in: (store) ; (grape) ; tōng (open)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 用
Stroke order for character 用, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license

Proverbs

古为今用 gǔ wéi jīn yòng Learning from history. Applying past history to the current situation
大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng Wasting talent on trivial things. Using someone talented for a menial task
英雄无用武之地 yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì A situation where someone's undoubted talents can not be utilized.
杀鸡焉用牛刀 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo Taking unnecessary effort to tackle a small problem. Using an inappropriately large tool for the job.