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用

yòng

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yòng · jung6 (Jyutping)

  1. to use; to make use of; to employ
  2. (coverb) with; using
  3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
  4. usefulness; utility
  5. (bound form) expense; outlay
  6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
  7. (literary) hence; therefore

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

用

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

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