Chinese symbol for “useful”
有用
yǒu yòng
useful
The closest CC-CEDICT match for useful is 有用 (yǒu yòng), defined as: useful.
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
Other Chinese words for “useful”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有益 | yǒu yì | useful; beneficial |
| 好用 | hǎo yòng | useful; serviceable |
| 顶事 (頂事) | dǐng shì | useful; fitting |
| 管用 | guǎn yòng | efficacious; useful |
| 中用 | zhōng yòng | useful; helpful |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 有用.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 没有 (沒有) | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
| 还有 (還有) | hái yǒu | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng gu |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 有关 (有關) | yǒu guān | to have sth to do with; to relate to |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use; to employ |
| 利用 | lì yòng | to exploit; to make use of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “useful”.
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.