用 yòng

  1. yòng verb to use; to apply
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 使用 (ABC 'yòng' v 1; GHC '用' 1; Kroll 2015 '用' 1; NCCED '用' 1)
  2. yòng noun Kangxi radical 101
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
    Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
  3. yòng verb to eat
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink
    Notes: (ABC 'yòng' v 2; NCCED '用' 5)
  4. yòng verb to spend
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'yòng' v 3)
  5. yòng bound form expense
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, in 费用 'expense' (ABC 'yòng' bf 1; GHC '用' 9; NCCED '用' 3)
  6. yòng noun a use; usage
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 作用; for example, 没用 'has no use', not useful (ABC 'yòng' bf 2; GHC '用' 8; Kroll 2015 '用' 1a; NCCED '用' 2)
  7. yòng verb to need; must
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 需要 (ABC 'yòng' v 4; GHC '用' 6; Kroll 2015 '用' 4)
  8. yòng adjective useful; practical
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 实用 (GHC '用' 7; Kroll 2015 '用' 1b)
  9. yòng verb to use up; to use all of something
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '用' 2)
  10. yòng preposition by means of; with
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '用' 13; Kroll 2015 '用' 3)
  11. yòng verb to work (an animal)
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 役使 (GHC '用' 2)
  12. yòng verb to appoint
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 任用 (GHC '用' 4)
  13. yòng verb to administer; to manager
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 治理 (GHC '用' 10)
  14. yòng verb to control
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 把持; for example, in 千字文 ”Thousand Character Classic”, 用軍 'command their armies' (GHC '用' 11; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 2008)
  15. yòng verb to access
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 通达 (GHC '用' 12)
  16. yòng proper noun Yong
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (GHC '用' 17)

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