Chinese symbol for “app”

应用

yìng yòng

Traditional: 應用

to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc); application; practical use; (computing) app

The closest CC-CEDICT match for app is 应用 (yìng yòng), defined as: to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc); application; practical use; (computing) app.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

应 yìng

should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope

radical 53 ⼴ · 7 strokes

用 yòng

to use, to employ, to apply; use

radical 101 ⽤ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

應 yìng

Related words

Other words that share a character with 应用.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
应该 (應該)	yīng gāi	ought to; should; must
反应 (反應)	fǎn yìng	to react; to respond
应当 (應當)	yīng dāng	should; ought to
适应 (適應)	shì yìng	to adapt; to fit
相应 (相應)	xiāng yìng	to correspond; answering (one another)
使用	shǐ yòng	to use; to employ
利用	lì yòng	to exploit; to make use of
用户 (用戶)	yòng hù	user; consumer

See also: Japanese symbol for “app”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.