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Information of 庸
Pinyin
yōng
Radical
广
Strokes
11 strokes
Usage
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Definition
ordinary / to use
庸 [yōng]
**Meaning:**
1. Ordinary; not remarkable.
- 平常，不高明的：平庸。庸医（mediocre doctor）。庸言（commonplace words）。庸俗。庸人（ordinary person）。昏庸（mediocre and foolish）。庸主（mediocre or foolish monarch）。庸夫（mediocre husband）。庸暗（ordinary and ignorant）。庸庸碌碌（without ambition, accomplishing little）。
2. Need; necessary.
- 需要：无庸细述（no need to elaborate）。无庸讳言（no need to keep secret）。
3. How; in what way.
- 岂，怎么：庸讵（how, in what way, also written as “庸遽”）。
4. A type of tax system in the Tang Dynasty of China.
- 中国唐代一种赋税法：租庸调。
5. Merit; contribution.
- 功劳：庸绩（merit or achievement）。
6. Same as “佣”, meaning to employ or hire.
- 古同“佣”，雇佣。
**As a Verb:**
1. To need; to adopt.
- 同本义 ([En.] need; adopt).
2. Used primarily with negative adverbs such as “无”, “勿”, and “弗”.
3. To employ; to appoint.
- 任用 ([En.] employ).
4. To be hired; to sell one's labor.
- 受雇用，出卖劳动力 ([En.] be hired).
5. To reward for contributions.
- 酬其功劳 ([En.] reward).
**As an Adjective:**
1. Commonplace.
- 平常 ([En.] commonplace).
2. Mediocre.
- 平庸 ([En.] mediocre).
3. Vulgar.
- 庸俗，庸鄙 ([En.] vulgar).
4. Mediocre and foolish.
- 昏庸，庸下 ([En.] mediocre and stupid).
5. Meagre.
- 浅陋 ([En.] meagre).
**As a Noun:**
1. Merit.
- 功勋 ([En.] merit).
2. A hired person; laborer.
- 受雇用的人 ([En.] hired man).
3. Toil; effort.
- 劳苦 ([En.] toil).
4. Wages; salary.
- 受雇者的工钱 ([En.] wage).
5. An ancient state; now part of Hubei province.
- 古国名，在今湖北省 ([En.] Yong state).
6. A surname.
**As an Adverb:**
1. Perhaps; maybe.
- 或许，大概 ([En.] perhaps).
2. How; in what way. Indicates rhetorical questions.
- 怎么 ([En.] how). Indicates rhetoric.
3. Can imply rhetorical questions like “could it be said that…”
- 表示反问，可译为“难道”、“岂”、“哪里” ([En.] could it be said that…).
*(Note: Translated definitions are sourced from traditional dictionary interpretations.)*
Jin Yong, pen name of Louis Cha (1924-2018), wuxia 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2] novelist, author of the 1957-1961 Condor Trilogy
Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[Chang1 ping2 qu1]
(of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti / to pose as a culture lover / to be a culture snob / having pretensions to culture
lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom) / fig. to get upset over nothing / to make problems for oneself
Input Method for 庸
Pinyin
yong1
Wubi
yveh|oveh
Cangjie
ilb
Zhengma
tgxl
Four Corner
00227
Unicode
U+5eb8
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