⽤

use

yòng (yong4)

Radical no. 101 · 5 strokes (第 101 部首 · 5 画 dì 101 bùshǒu · 5 huà)

Radical ⽤ (yòng) — meaning: use, 5 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical is a pictograph depicting sprouting plants or crops growing from the ground, representing development and the use of natural resources.

Mnemonic: The shape of sprouting plants from the ground embodies the sense of "using" natural resources.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

4 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 甫fǔ

    (classical) barely

    7 strokes

  • 甬yǒng

    path screened by walls on both sides

    7 strokes

  • 甭béng

    contracted form of 不用[bu4 yong4]

    9 strokes

  • 甮fèng

    (dialect) need not; please don't (contracted form of 勿用[wu4 yong4])

    9 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.