Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

ordinary; to use

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yong” becomes a different word in each tone. 庸 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 中庸zhōng yōnggolden mean (Confucianism); (literary) (of person) mediocre; ordinary
  • 庸人yōng rénmediocre person
  • 平庸píng yōngmediocre; indifferent; commonplace
  • 庸才yōng cáimediocrity
  • 庸医yōng yīquack; charlatan

Example Sentence

这部电影内容庸俗,没什么意思。Zhè bù diàn yǐng nèi róng yōng sú, méi shén me yì si.This movie is vulgar in content and not very interesting.

Zhèthisministry电影diàn yǐngmovie内容nèi róngcontent庸俗yōng súvulgarméinot什么shén mewhat意思yì siidea