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Chinese symbol for “usage”

用法
yòng fǎ
usage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for usage is 用法 (yòng fǎ), defined as: usage.

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
法 fǎ
law, rule, statute; method, way; French
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “usage”

WordPinyinMeaning
用词 (用詞)yòng cíusage (of a term); wording
用量yòng liàngquantity used; usage; consumption; dose

Related words

Other words that share a character with 用法.

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
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
法律fǎ lǜlaw; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “usage”.

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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