Character

庸

yōng HSK 7

庸 yōng HSK 7

1. ordinary; mediocre
2. unskilled; incompetent; unaccomplished
3. a surname
4. (class.) to use; to need (mostly in negative constructions)
5. classical adverb: how? how could it be?

Words using 庸 as yōng (3)

1 中庸 zhōng yōng — the Doctrine of the Mean HSK 7
- 中 middle, center (representing balance)
- 庸 constant, normal (representing the unchanging principle)
Example

做事要讲究中庸，不要走极端。

zuò shì yào jiǎng jiù zhōng yōng bù yào zǒu jí duān

One should practice moderation in doing things and not go to extremes.
2 平庸 píng yōng — mediocre HSK 7
- 平 ordinary, common, level
- 庸 mediocre, commonplace
Example

我不想过平庸的生活。

wǒ bù xiǎng guò píng yōng de shēng huó

I don't want to live a mediocre life.
3 庸俗 yōng sú — vulgar HSK 7
- 庸 mediocre, ordinary, commonplace
- 俗 vulgar, common, mundane
Example

这部电影的内容很庸俗。

zhè bù diàn yǐng de nèi róng hěn yōng sú

The content of this movie is very vulgar.

Structure & writing

庸 yōng — ordinary; mediocre

庸 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)

广 is a component in 31 characters

HSK 1

床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 店 diàn shop; store

HSK 3

应 yìng to reply; to answer 康 kāng healthy 矿 kuàng mineral resources

HSK 4

庆 qìng to congratulate; to celebrate 序 xù order; sequence 底 dǐ the bottom part (～子, ～儿) 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 座 zuò seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times

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庭 tíng hall; main room of a house 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth

HSK 5

席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 府 fǔ government office; organ of state power 扩 kuò to expand, enlarge; to increase in scope, scale, or quantity 腐 fǔ to rot; to decay

HSK 6

庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement 庞 páng large (in size or quantity) 廊 láng covered corridor or passageway under eaves

HSK 7

唐 táng boastful; exaggerated (in speech) 庇 bì to shelter, to shield 庙 miào ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined) 废 fèi to discontinue; to stop using 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre

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廉 lián upright and honest; incorruptible 廓 kuò outer edge or contour of an object 旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 缠 chán to wind around, to wrap around 遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)

2 彐 jì — pig's head radical; bristled snout shape

彐 is a component in 18 characters

HSK 1

事 shì matter; affair; everything that happens in nature and society 雪 xuě snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C)

HSK 2

妻 qī wife (opposite of 夫)

HSK 3

当 dāng to serve as; to act as 扫 sǎo to sweep away dust or garbage with a broom

HSK 5

妇 fù married woman; general term for woman 寻 xún ancient unit of length equal to eight chi (also said to be seven or six chi) 录 lù to record; to copy down 慧 huì intelligent; wise 灵 líng flexible; nimble; agile

HSK 6

兼 jiān doubled; combining two portions into one

HSK 7

侵 qīn to invade, to encroach on others' rights 寝 qǐn to sleep 帚 zhǒu broom; tool for sweeping away dust, dirt, and grime 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep

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秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 虐 nüè cruel and vicious

3 用 yòng — to use; to employ

用 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 3

角 jiǎo horn (hard growth on an animal's head, typically long, curved, and pointed)

HSK 5

拥 yōng to embrace; to hug

HSK 7

佣 yōng to hire or be hired 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre

Stroke order