Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced yong
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced yong, including 用 yòng, 永 yǒng, 拥 yōng, 勇 yǒng, 涌 yǒng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
To say yong, ease in through the y- glide, open into ong, and ride the tone across — one continuous sound.
Initial y
Start the syllable on the initial y, then run straight into the final ong — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ong
ong sounds close to “ung”, not English “ong”.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (用 yòng, 永 yǒng, 拥 yōng, 勇 yǒng, 涌 yǒng) and lock in their tones. 6 common characters share the sound yong, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
yong turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 拥, 庸 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 永, 勇, 涌 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 用 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing yong inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
6 common characters in this group.