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)
7 characters- 用yòng
to use; to make use of; to employ
HSK 15 strokes
- 甩shuǎi
to throw
HSK 75 strokes
- 甪Lù
surname Lu
6 strokes
- 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
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 甪?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.