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Chinese symbol for “consumption”

用量
yòng liàng
quantity used; usage; consumption; dose

The closest CC-CEDICT match for consumption is 用量 (yòng liàng), defined as: quantity used; usage; consumption; dose.

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

用 yòng
to use, to employ, to apply; use
radical 101 ⽤ · 5 strokes
量 liàng
measure, volume; amount, quantity
radical 166 ⾥ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “consumption”

WordPinyinMeaning
摄入 (攝入)shè rùto take in; to absorb
结核 (結核)jié hétuberculosis; consumption

Related words

Other words that share a character with 用量.

WordPinyinMeaning
使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ
利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of
用户 (用戶)yòng hùuser; consumer
采用 (採用)cǎi yòngto adopt; to employ
应用 (應用)yìng yòngto put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)
作用zuò yòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity
力量lì liangpower; force; strength
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity

See also: Japanese symbol for “consumption”.

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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