用(yòng)

HSK 15 strokes

to use

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Character information

Pinyin
yòng
Meaning
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
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 用 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿵冂？

Made of

冂jiōng

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

How to write 用 step by step

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

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Words with 用

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

bù不yòng用
HSK 1

need not

Open 不用 page →
zuò作yòng用
HSK 2

to act on; to affect

Open 作用 page →
shǐ使yòng用
HSK 2

to use

Open 使用 page →
xìn信yòng用kǎ卡
HSK 2

credit card

Open 信用卡 page →
xìn信yòng用
HSK 6

trustworthiness

Open 信用 page →
bù不yòng用shuō说
HSK 7-9

needless to say; it goes without saying

Open 不用说 page →
zhàn占yòng用
HSK 7-9

to occupy

Open 占用 page →
jiè借yòng用
HSK 7-9

to borrow sth for another use

Open 借用 page →

Related characters

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一七三上下不东两

From 用’s common words

不作使信卡说占借

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