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庸
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mediocre

HSK 7 N1
Objects →Buildings
yōng
ヨウ
용
Components
广 roof+ 彐 snout+ 用 utilize =
庸 mediocre
广
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
彐
jì snout
用 Phonetic component
yòng utilize
use, employ, apply, operate
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Notes
Similar Characters
厅 room (simp)厨 closet (simp)庀 to prepare庄 farmstead (simp)庇 shield庋 a cupboard or序 preface庐 hut (simp)庑 luxuriant (simp)库 armory (simp)底 bottom庖 cooking店 store庙 imperial (simp)府 government office庞 big (simp)废 abrogate (simp)庠 village school庥 shelter座 seat
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
庸
Regular
Modern
Chinese
庸 [yōng]
ordinary; to use
Japanese
庸 、 力代 よう 、 ちからしろ 同音

noun

  1. historical tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period); tax in kind
  2. obsolete mediocrity
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
庸 いさお
Isao given name
庸 いさを
Isao, Isawo unclassified name
庸 のぶ
Nobu unclassified name
庸 ひとし
Hitoshi male given name
庸 ひろし
Hiroshi unclassified name
庸 やすし
Yasushi unclassified name
庸 よう
Yō female given name
庸 よん
Yon female given name
CHINESE WORDS (31)
平庸 [píng​yōng] #11,602
mediocre
庸俗 [yōng​sú] #16,632
vulgar
金庸 [Jīn​Yōng] #14,638
Jin Yong, pen name of Louis Cha (1924-2018), wuxia 武俠|武侠[wǔ​xiá] novelist, author of the 1957-1961 Condor Trilogy
中庸 [Zhōng​yōng] #31,837
the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Sì​shū]
庸医 [yōng​yī] #22,957
quack
庸医 [yōng​yī] #22,957
quack
附庸 [fù​yōng] #30,412
vassal
庸人 [yōng​rén] #31,287
mediocre person
庸人自扰 [yōng​rén​zì​rǎo] #29,416
lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom)
庸人自扰 [yōng​rén​zì​rǎo] #29,416
lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (12)
⭐ 凡庸 [ぼんよう] #19,302
mediocre
⭐ 登用 [とうよう] #33,074
appointment
中庸 [ちゅうよう] #46,256
middle way
庸 [よう] #70,437
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period)
租庸調 [そようちょう] #184,708
corvee
庸劣 [ようれつ] #222,726
mediocre
庸人 [ようじん] #232,521
common man
庸君 [ようくん] #315,982
stupid ruler
付庸 [ふよう]
dependency
凡庸愚昧 [ぼんようぐまい]
ordinary and ignorant
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
중용
moderation