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用 = 冂 + 二 + 丨

用 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “use”. It is built from 冂 (wide), 二 (two) and 丨 ((same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one). It appears as a component in 11 other characters in this index.

Keyword
use
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yòng
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
use, employ, apply, operate, использовать, применять, эксплуатировать, employ, apply, operate
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
用 utilize

Decomposition

ids

  1. 冂 wide
  2. 二 two
  3. 丨 (same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one

Characters that contain 用

How to find 用 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “wide” + “two” + “(same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one”. 用 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 用 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.