Spot 用
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
用 component
yòng · to use, to employ, to apply; use
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 用
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue用Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 用 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
角=
⺈
甭=
不
甪=
丿
甫=
十
佣=
亻
甬=
拥=
扌
痈=
疒
庸=
广+彐
甯=
宀+心
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 用 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
角jiǎo
angle
HSK 3.0 · L3角度jiǎodùangle
HSK 3.0 · L5角色juésèrole
HSK 3.0 · L5拥抱yōngbàoto embrace
HSK 3.0 · L5拥有yōngyǒuto have
HSK 3.0 · L5角落jiǎoluòcorner
HSK 3.0 · L6拥挤yōngjǐcrowded
HSK 3.0 · L6主角zhǔjuéleading role
HSK 3.0 · L6冰山一角bīngshān-yìjiǎotip of the iceberg
HSK 3.0 · L7-9簇拥cùyōngto crowd around
HSK 3.0 · L7-9凤毛麟角fèngmáo-línjiǎolit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns
HSK 3.0 · L7-9雇佣gùyōngto employ
HSK 3.0 · L7-9