Read Edit View history 用 yòng HSK1 use Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a bucket with a handle on the right side. Based on the original meaning "bucket". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "use". Pinyin Separate values with commas yòng ×yong × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 用 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 245, 748 ], [ 281, 717 ], [ 289, 667 ], [ 286, 523 ], [ 271, 384 ], [ 250, 292 ], [ 208, 178 ], [ 136, 63 ] ], [ [ 321, 732 ], [ 336, 720 ], [ 413, 729 ], [ 683, 775 ], [ 726, 767 ], [ 760, 734 ], [ 757, 676 ], [ 771, 178 ], [ 765, 106 ], [ 748, 66 ], [ 708, 74 ], [ 624, 111 ] ], [ [ 384, 523 ], [ 469, 523 ], [ 600, 558 ], [ 638, 557 ] ], [ [ 371, 371 ], [ 425, 364 ], [ 605, 397 ], [ 658, 392 ] ], [ [ 461, 718 ], [ 501, 696 ], [ 512, 679 ], [ 503, 95 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 312 737 Q 264 773 237 761 Q 225 752 233 739 Q 251 712 258 659 Q 258 416 232 316 Q 207 219 133 77 Q 129 70 127 63 Q 126 51 136 54 Q 166 63 231 179 Q 247 213 262 251 Q 316 413 318 594 Q 321 688 323 695 C 326 725 326 728 312 737 Z", "M 506 728 Q 582 741 671 751 Q 696 755 706 741 Q 722 732 727 662 Q 746 428 734 161 Q 733 121 719 111 Q 704 101 631 118 Q 613 122 614 111 Q 615 102 629 96 Q 695 47 729 9 Q 751 -13 766 -10 Q 779 -6 791 25 Q 809 74 807 146 Q 786 513 788 650 Q 788 692 801 717 Q 814 741 803 753 Q 793 769 741 796 Q 717 808 646 787 Q 492 756 312 737 C 282 734 294 687 323 695 Q 327 701 454 720 L 506 728 Z", "M 536 519 Q 641 546 643 548 Q 650 555 647 562 Q 640 572 615 578 Q 591 582 537 562 L 481 546 Q 439 539 391 532 Q 360 526 382 512 Q 410 497 481 507 L 536 519 Z", "M 534 361 Q 546 364 650 378 Q 660 377 669 390 Q 670 402 647 411 Q 617 432 537 408 Q 536 408 534 407 L 479 395 Q 455 391 434 388 Q 406 385 376 381 Q 348 377 370 360 Q 403 336 434 343 Q 453 347 479 351 L 534 361 Z", "M 481 126 Q 487 101 494 91 Q 500 84 507 86 Q 522 96 529 155 Q 533 203 534 361 L 534 407 Q 534 455 536 519 L 537 562 Q 537 616 549 681 Q 552 700 538 709 Q 519 722 506 728 C 480 742 440 747 454 720 Q 454 717 469 693 Q 481 672 481 546 L 481 507 Q 481 455 479 395 L 479 351 Q 472 221 481 126 Z" ] } 5 strokes 用 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 236, 756 ], [ 288, 697 ], [ 280, 451 ], [ 229, 235 ], [ 133, 65 ] ], [ [ 310, 728 ], [ 687, 774 ], [ 762, 732 ], [ 763, 89 ], [ 735, 39 ], [ 620, 111 ] ], [ [ 318, 516 ], [ 730, 555 ] ], [ [ 300, 362 ], [ 731, 398 ] ], [ [ 458, 726 ], [ 509, 675 ], [ 505, 91 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M312,737C280,761 254,771 237,761C228,757 227,748 233,739C244,721 255,695 258,659C275,449 220,238 133,77C114,42 136,54 153,70C279,193 313,424 318,594C319,657 321,691 323,695C326,709 324,728 312,737Z", "M506,728C556,736 611,745 671,751C722,757 724,690 727,662C739,506 741,340 734,161C732,135 728,118 719,111C709,105 679,107 631,118C619,121 613,119 614,111C614,105 620,102 629,96C674,65 704,33 729,9C767,-28 775,-12 791,25C804,58 809,99 807,146C794,391 786,559 788,650C788,678 792,701 801,717C809,734 809,745 803,753C795,764 775,779 741,796C725,805 694,799 646,787C543,764 432,750 312,737C298,734 311,688 323,695C325,699 369,707 454,720C489,725 489,725 506,728Z", "M536,513C569,518 727,541 729,542C744,559 720,574 698,577C672,581 633,575 537,559C500,553 500,553 481,550C452,546 362,530 331,524C310,521 306,514 322,504C357,483 433,499 481,505C518,510 518,510 536,513Z", "M534,359C596,369 674,379 718,384C747,388 742,406 715,417C675,433 592,416 534,405C497,398 497,398 479,395C443,389 339,376 308,371C289,369 287,362 302,350C338,324 441,346 479,351C516,356 516,356 534,359Z", "M481,126C483,109 489,98 494,91C497,87 502,84 507,86C517,92 524,116 529,155C532,187 534,254 534,359C534,390 534,390 534,405C534,437 535,471 536,513C537,544 537,544 537,559C540,705 564,694 506,728C491,737 443,734 454,720C481,686 481,599 481,550C481,520 481,520 481,505C481,471 479,436 479,395C479,366 479,366 479,351C479,265 473,190 481,126Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.