Chinese symbol for “efficacious”

管用

guǎn yòng

efficacious; useful

The closest CC-CEDICT match for efficacious is 管用 (guǎn yòng), defined as: efficacious; useful.

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Characters and stroke order

管 guǎn

tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control

radical 118 ⽵ · 14 strokes

用 yòng

to use, to employ, to apply; use

radical 101 ⽤ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “efficacious”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
灵验 (靈驗)	líng yàn	efficacious; effective
灵 (靈)	líng	quick; alert

Related words

Other words that share a character with 管用.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
管理	guǎn lǐ	to supervise; to manage
尽管 (儘管)	jǐn guǎn	despite; although
不管	bù guǎn	not to be concerned; regardless of
主管	zhǔ guǎn	in charge; responsible for
监管 (監管)	jiān guǎn	to oversee; to take charge of
管制	guǎn zhì	to control; to restrict
使用	shǐ yòng	to use; to employ
利用	lì yòng	to exploit; to make use of

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