庸(yōng)

HSK 7-911 strokes

ordinary

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Character information

Pinyin
yōng
Meaning
ordinary; to use
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 庸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸广⿱彐用

In this compound, 用 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

广guǎng彐jì用yòng

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 庸 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 庸

Common words using 庸 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhōng中yōng庸
HSK 7-9

the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四书

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yōng庸sú俗
HSK 7-9

vulgar

Open 庸俗 page →
fán凡yōng庸

ordinary; mediocre

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dà大yōng庸

Dayong, former name of Zhangjiajie 张家界, Hunan

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zhōng中yōng庸zhī之dào道

doctrine of the mean

Open 中庸之道 page →
jū居yōng庸guān关

Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平区

Open 居庸关 page →
píng平yōng庸

mediocre

Open 平庸 page →
yōng庸rén人

mediocre person

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中俗凡大之道居关

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