庸

yōng

“Ordinary” in Chinese is 庸 (yōng).

Other characters with the syllable yong: see all 10 →

Meaning

ordinary
to use

Example

凡事行中庸之道。

Moderation in all things.

From 中庸 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 庸

庸俗yōngsúvulgarHSK 7-9 中庸zhōngyōngthe Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1]HSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

哎āihey!HSK 7-9 哀āiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]HSK 7-9 癌áicancer; (esp.) carcinomaHSK 7-9 蔼ǎifriendlyHSK 7-9 艾àiChinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxaHSK 7-9 唉àiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)HSK 7-9 隘àinarrowHSK 7-9 昂ángto liftHSK 7-9 凹āoconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)HSK 7-9 熬áoto simmer; to boil slowlyHSK 7-9

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