用
Character
to use something
- Radical
- 用 (itself)
- Strokes
- 5
- Structure
- Surrounds from above
- Parts
- 冂
- Traditional
- 用
- Frequency
- #65 most common character
Meaning
yòng
yong4- to use something
- with; using something
- to need (in 不用, 'no need')
Examples
他用笔写名字。
tā yòng bǐ xiě míng zi
He writes his name with a pen.
AI-generated sentence
这个字怎么用？
zhè ge zì zěn me yòng
How do you use this word?
AI-generated sentence
明天不用来。
míng tiān bù yòng lái
No need to come tomorrow.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 5 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 用
Draw “用” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 用
See all 369 →用途yòng túthe use of something; what something is used forWordHSK 4用于yòng yúused for something; to be used to do somethingWordHSK 5用户yòng hùa person who uses a phone, app, or serviceWordHSK 5用来yòng láiused for (doing something); is forWordHSK 5用不着yòng bu zháoto not need to do something; it is not necessaryWordHSK 5用品yòng pǐnthings people use every day, like soap, pens, or cupsWordHSK 6用处yòng chua use; a way that something helps youWordHSK 6用心yòng xīnto do something with a lot of care and attentionWordHSK 6用法yòng fǎthe way you use a word or thingWordHSK 6用得着yòng de zháoto need something; to have a use for somethingWordHSK 6用人yòng rénto hire people for work; to need more workersWordHSK 7–9用力yòng lìto use a lot of strengthWordHSK 7–9