| Chinese Text Project | |
| Simplified Chinese version |
| 用 U+7528 |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jiaguwen |  Jianbo | 𠛁 Semantic variant | 𤰆 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 用+ 0 strokes = 5 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.344#27 Kangxi: p.755#24 Cihai: p.908r6c02 GSR: 1185.a Hanyu: v1,p0097#05 |
| Composition: | Component of: 甪 角 𤰄 甬 𠖿 佣 𣳔 𮟳 𤰅 𬎽 𠰩 𠃰 𡊤 𡛾 𭛓 𡶤 拥 𡿲 𢘭 𨒗 [More] |
| Mandarin: | yòng ㄩㄥˋ |
| Cantonese: | jung6 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *iòng |
| Shuowen: | 《用部》用：可施行也。从卜从中。衞宏说。凡用之属皆从用。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·去声·用·用》用：使也，货也，通也，以也，庸也，又姓汉有用蚪爲髙唐令。余颂切，一。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·用部·用部》用：〔古文〕𤰆𠛁《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𠀤余颂切，容去声。《说文》可施行也。《易·乾卦》初九，潜龙勿用。《疏》唯宜潜藏，勿可施用。《书·臯陶谟》天讨有罪，五𠛬五用哉。又《广韵》使也。《左传·襄二十六年》惟楚有材，晋实用之。《杜甫诗》古来才大难爲用。又功用。《易·系辞》显诸仁，藏诸用。《疏》谓潜藏功用，不使物知，是藏诸用也。《论语》礼之用，和爲贵。又货也。《书·大禹谟》正德利用厚生。《疏》谓在上节俭，不爲糜费，以利而用，使财物殷阜。《礼·王制》冢宰制国用，必于岁之杪，五谷皆入，然后制国用。又以也。《诗·小雅》谋夫孔多，是用不集。《古乐府》何用识夫壻，白马从骊驹。又庸也。《论语》则四方之民，襁负其子而至矣，焉用稼。又《增韵》器用也。《书·微子》今殷民乃攘窃神祇之牺牷牲用以容。《传》器实曰用。《左传·襄二十五年》我先王赖其利器用也。又《广韵》通也。又姓。汉有用蚪，爲高唐令。又《韵补》叶馀封切，音容。《诗·小雅》谋臧不从，不臧覆用。《陆贾新语》大化绝而不通，道德施而不用。《又》立则爲太山衆本之宗，仆则爲万世之用。又《六书正譌》周伯琦曰：用，古镛字，钟也。古㱁识，商钟寅簋钟字皆作用，后人借爲施用字。 考证：〔《左传·襄二十五年》我先王赖其器用也。〕谨照原文赖其下增利字。 |
| Fanqie: | 余颂 (《广韵·去声·用·用》) |
| Unihan definition: | use, employ, apply, operate; use |
Example usage
| 《论语·学而》: | 子曰：“道千乘之国：敬事而信，节用而爱人，使民以时。” |
| The Master said, "To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons." | |
| 《孟子·尽心上》: | 食之以时，用之以礼，财不可胜用也。 |
| Let it be seen to that the people use their resources of food seasonably, and expend their wealth only on the prescribed ceremonies - so their wealth will be more than can be consumed. | |
| 《孝经·纪孝行》: | 三者不除，虽日用三牲之养，犹为不孝也。 |
| If those three things be not put away, though a son every day contribute beef, mutton, and pork to nourish his parents, he is not filial. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 夫有刀者礲诸，有玉者错诸，不礲不错，焉攸用？ |
| If you have a knife, you sharpen it; if you have jade, you polish it. If you do not sharpen and polish them, how are they useful? | |
| 《墨子·经上》: | 诺，不一、利用。 |
| An assent and a denial are one in the benefit and the use. | |
| 《庄子·逍遥游》: | 予无所用天下为。 |
| I will have nothing to do with the throne. | |
| 《道德经》: | 道冲而用之或不盈。 |
| The Dao is (like) the emptiness of a vessel; and in our employment of it we must be on our guard against all fulness. | |
| 《商君书·更法》: | 礼法以时而定，制令各顺其宜，兵甲器备各便其用。 |
| As rites and laws were fixed in accordance with what was opportune, regulations and orders were all expedient, and weapons, armour, implements and equipment were all practical. | |
| 《孙子兵法·始计》: | 法者，曲制，官道，主用也。 |
| By method and discipline are to be understood the marshaling of the army in its proper subdivisions, the graduations of rank among the officers, the maintenance of roads by which supplies may reach the army, and the control of military expenditure. | |
| 《礼记·投壶》: | 取半以下为投壶礼，尽用之为射礼。 |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 虞舜、孝己孝而亲不爱，比干、子胥忠而君不用，仲尼、颜渊知而穷于世。 |
| 《说苑·君道》: | 其君归也，乃召其国大夫，告用天子之言，百姓闻之皆喜曰：“此诚天子也！” |
| 《春秋繁露·竹林》: | 其所好者，设而勿用，仁义以服之也。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 凡用心之术，由礼则理达，不由礼则悖乱。 |
| 《大戴礼记·主言》: | 是以兵革不动而威，用利不施而亲，此之谓‘明主之守也，折冲乎千里之外’，此之谓也。 |
| 《白虎通德论·爵》: | 以为冢宰职在制国之用，是以由之也，故《王制》曰：“大冢宰制国用。” |
| 《新书·大政下》: | 故士能言道而弗能行者谓之器，能行道而弗能言者谓之用，能言之能行之者谓之实。 |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 人或谓吕后曰：“留侯善画计策，上信用之。” |
| 《中论·治学》: | 唯所用之故，出则元亨，处则利贞，默则立象，语则成文。 |
| 《孔子家语·相鲁》: | 由司空为鲁大司寇，设法而不用，无奸民 |
| 《潜夫论·务本》: | 百工者，以致用为本，以巧餝为末。 |
| 《论衡·命义》: | 项羽且死，顾谓其徒曰：“吾败乃命，非用兵之过。” |
| 《太玄经·少》: | 次七，贫自究，利用见富。 |
| 《风俗通义·六国》: | 周史有以《周易》筮之，遇《观》之《否》，曰：“是谓‘观国之光，利用宾于王。’” |
| 《孔丛子·广诂》: | 寻、由、以，用也。 |
| 《申鉴·政体》: | 帝耕籍田，后桑蚕宫，国无游民，野无荒业，财不虚用，力不妄加，以周民事，是谓养生。 |
| 《忠经·天地神明章》: | 忠之为用，其效如此。 |
| 《素书·遵义章》: | 既用不任者踈。 |
| 《新语·道基》: | 辟土殖谷，以用养民。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 卫宏曰：“秦以前，民皆以金玉为印，龙虎纽、唯其所好，然则秦以来天子独以印称玺，又独以玉，群臣莫敢用也。” |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 术士冠、前圆，吴制逦迤四重，赵武灵王好服之，今者不用，其说未闻。 |
| 《列子·天瑞》: | 绵绵若存，用之不勤。 |
| 《鶡冠子·天则》: | 圣王者，有听微决疑之道，能屏谗，权实，逆淫辞，绝流语，去无用，杜绝朋党之门，嫉妒之人，不得著明，非君子术数之士莫得当前。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 忽兮恍兮，不可为象兮，恍兮忽兮，用不诎兮，窈兮冥兮，应化无形兮，遂兮通兮，不虚动兮，与刚柔卷舒兮，与阴阳俯仰兮。 |
| 《文始真经·六匕》: | 知五行互用者，可以忘我。 |
| 《列仙传·酒客》: | 屈身佐时，民用不匮。 |
| 《鬻子》: | 故君子之谋能必用道，而不能必见受。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 疾时恶忠直，用邪佞也。 |
| 《韩非子·初见秦》: | 前者穰侯之治秦也，用一国之兵而欲以成两国之功。 |
| 《申不害·大体》: | 今人君之所以高为城郭，用谨门闾之闭者，为寇戎盗贼之至也。 |
| 《慎子·因循》: | 人莫不自为也，化而使之为我，则莫可得而用矣。 |
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