Chinese symbol for “reuse”

复用

fù yòng

Traditional: 複用

to reuse

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reuse is 复用 (fù yòng), defined as: to reuse.

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

复 fù

again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return

radical 35 ⼢ · 9 strokes

用 yòng

to use, to employ, to apply; use

radical 101 ⽤ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

複 fù

Related words

Other words that share a character with 复用.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
恢复 (恢復)	huī fù	to reinstate; to resume
复杂 (複雜)	fù zá	complicated; complex
重复 (重複)	chóng fù	to repeat; to duplicate
修复 (修復)	xiū fù	to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
报复 (報復)	bào fù	to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
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 “reuse”.

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.