Chinese symbol for “utility”
功利
gōng lì
utility
The closest CC-CEDICT match for utility is 功利 (gōng lì), defined as: utility.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “utility”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using |
| 效用 | xiào yòng | usefulness; effectiveness |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 功利.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成功 | chéng gōng | to succeed; success |
| 功能 | gōng néng | function; capability |
| 功夫 | gōng fu | skill; art |
| 功率 | gōng lǜ | power (rate of doing work, measured in watts) |
| 功效 | gōng xiào | efficacy |
| 功课 (功課) | gōng kè | homework; assignment |
| 利用 | lì yòng | to exploit; to make use of |
| 权利 (權利) | quán lì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth |
See also: Japanese symbol for “utility”.
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.