When the formation data identifies 用 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
用
Radical 101 of 214 · 5 strokes
Use
yòng
Unicode uses 用 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is use, employ, apply, operate; use. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
3 course characters17 character–word links
Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
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3 course characters
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用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; useDetails+
formation note
Formation: Originally a pictograph of a bucket with a handle on the right side. The current meaning "use" is a phonetic loan.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 用 use
- Visual structure
- 冂
HSK words with 用15 words in this course
甩shuǎito throw away, to fling, to discardDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: The opposite of "to use" 用
- Category radical
- 用 use
- Visual structure
- 月 + 乚
HSK words with 甩1 word in this course
甭béng"there is no need"Details+
compound formation
Compound formation: Not 不 needed 用; 用 also provides the pronunciation
- Category radical
- 用 use
- Visual structure
- 不 + 用
HSK words with 甭1 word in this course
Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.