How is 用 pronounced?

用 is pronounced “yòng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 用?

用 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 用?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 用 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3verbpreposition

用

yòng

用 (yòng) means “to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

我用手机。

Wǒ yòng shǒujī.

I use a phone.

Words containing 用

信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card 使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ; to apply; to make use of 利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize 作用zuò yòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 用, inhibition 日用品rì yòng pǐnarticles for daily use; CL:件[jian4]实用shí yòngpractical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)不用bù yòngneed not 应用yìng yòngto put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc); application; practical use; (computing) app 用功yòng gōngdiligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard 用途yòng túuse; application 运用yùn yòngto use; to put to use 耐用nài yòngdurable

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Frequently asked questions

What does 用 mean?: 用 (yòng) means “to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 用 pronounced?: 用 is pronounced “yòng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 用?: 用 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 用?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 用 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27