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shǐ yòng

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

shǐ yòng · si2 jung6 (Jyutping)

  1. to use
  2. to employ
  3. to apply
  4. to make use of

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Character breakdown

使

Meaning
cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
Radical
亻
Strokes
8
Components
⿰亻吏
Cangjie
OJLK
Four-corner
2520.6

用

Meaning
use, employ, apply, operate; use
Radical
用
Strokes
5
Components
⿵冂?
Cangjie
BQ
Four-corner
7722.0

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