用
- to use, to employ;
It signifies the act of using or applying something.
Etymology
According to the Shuowen Jiezi (説文解字 shuōwén jiězì), the character 用 (yòng, "to use") is composed of 卜 (divination/fortune-telling) and 中 (to hit or be correct). It originally represented the idea that when a divination result was correct (a hit), one could proceed with a task or action.
Besides this, there are various other theories about its origin, such as it symbolizing a wooden fence surrounding a prison or house, or the image of arrows placed in a container.
Characters with 用
Words that derived from 用
- 겸용(兼用)–multi-purpose
- 남용(濫用)–abuse; improper use
- 무용(無用)–uselessness
- 비용(費用)–cost; expense
- 사용(使用)–use; usage; hire
- 사용자(使用者)–user; consumer; employer
- 소용(所用)–use; good
- 소용없다(所用없다)–useless; fruitless; futile
- 수수작용(授受作用)–give and take action
- 용돈(用돈)–pocket money; allowance
- 용법(用法)–direction for use; instruction for use; usage; use of law
- 용의(用意)–willingness; readiness
- 용지(用紙)–paper
- 이용(利用)–use; utilization; exploitation
- 인용(引用)–quotation; citation
- 작용(作用)–working; function; action
- 적용(適用)–application
- 정분합작용(正分合作用)–origin-division-union action
- 착용(着用)–wear
- 투표용지(投票用紙)–ballot; ballot paper
- 활용(活用)–use; utilization; conjugation
- 효용(效用)–usefulness; utility
用
쓸
용
sseul
yong
Kangxi radical:101
Strokes:5
Unicode:U+7528
Cangjie input:
- 月手 (BQ)
Composition:
- ⿵ ⺆ 𰀁
- ⿻ 丨 月
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