庸
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yōng · usual, common, ordinary, mediocre

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Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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广Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 庸

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yōngWords pronounced yōng
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Example sentences

Notice where 庸 sits in each complete thought.

Fán shì xíng zhōng yōng zhī dào.凡事行中庸之道。

Moderation in all things.

Source: Tatoeba #806220 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yōng rén zì rǎo.庸人自擾。

Much ado about nothing.

Source: Tatoeba #806191 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè wú yōng zhì yí shì wǒ chī guò de zuì zāo gāo de yí dùn fàn.这毋庸置疑是我吃过的最糟糕的一顿饭。

This is unequivocally the worst meal I have ever had.

Source: Tatoeba #12332116 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège yī shēng shì gè yōng yī.这个医生是个庸医。

The doctor was a charlatan.

Source: Tatoeba #12689210 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wú yōng zhì yí, tāng mǔ dú hài le mǎ lí.毋庸置疑,湯姆毒害了瑪麗。

There's no doubt that Tom poisoned Mary.

Source: Tatoeba #8280963 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wú yōng zhì yí.毋庸置疑。

Without a doubt.

Source: Tatoeba #10488728 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 庸 in context

  1. Say yōng, then recall the core meaning: usual, common, ordinary, mediocre.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 平庸 (píng yōng), meaning “mediocre”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 庸 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.