Chinese symbol for “applied”
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 applied 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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “applied”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 实用 (實用) | shí yòng | to apply in practice; practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science) |
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 “applied”.
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.
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