使用 shǐyòng

HSK level

Traditional form

使用 shǐyòng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

使 shǐ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

The characters 史 Shǐ (history), 吏 lì (government official), 使 shǐ (cause; use; instruct), and 事 shì (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a hand (又 yòu ) holding some object. There are various theorie

Positional decomposition

⿰亻吏

Number of Strokes

用 yòng

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a bucket with a handle on the right side. The current meaning "use" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

⿵冂 jiōng ？

Number of Strokes

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作为 zuòwéi 计时器 jì shí qì ,漏 lòu 刻 kè 的 de 使用 shǐyòng 比 Bǐ 日晷 rì guǐ 史 Shǐ 为 wéi 普遍 pǔbiàn .

Many ancient Chinese men of letters left behind beautiful verses about the clepsydra.

许多 xǔduō 公司 gōngsī 把 bǎ 工厂 gōngchǎng 的 de 建筑 jiànzhù 卖 mài 出去 chū qù , 然后 ránhòu 再 zài 租 zū 回来 huí lai 使用 shǐyòng .

Many more firms are selling the buildings in which their factories are, and leasing them back.

你 nǐ 能 Néng 教 Jiào 我 wǒ 如何 rúhé 使用 shǐyòng 这个 zhè ge 照相机 zhàoxiàngjī 吗 mǎ ?

Can you show me how I can handle this camera?

计算机 jì suàn jī 现 xiàn 已 yǐ 普及 pǔjí --我 wǒ 公司 gōngsī 亦 yì 即 jí 将 jiāng 使用 shǐyòng .

Computers are everywhere now our firm is switching over soon.

使用 shǐyòng 驻 zhù 在 zài 关岛 Guān Dǎo 的 de B-52轰炸机 hōng zhà jī ,又 yòu 未免太小题大作 zuò 了 le .

Using B - 52 s based in Guam seemed to be an overreaction.

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 使用 shǐyòng and their own compounds.

使 shǐ

吏 lì

口 kǒu , 丈 zhàng

亻 rén

人 rén

用 yòng

月 yuè , 丨 shù

See all 87 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 使用 shǐyòng in their composition.

使 shǐ

用 yòng

扁 Piān

稨 biǎn

藊 biǎn

萹 biān

糒 bèi , 韛 bài , 備 bèi , 犕, 鞴 bèi

骗 piàn , 编 biān , 遍 biàn , 偏 piān , 篇 piān , 蝙 biān , 翩 piān , 編 biān , 煸 biān , 匾 biǎn , 斒 bān , 犏 piān , 猵 biān , 艑 biàn , 褊 biǎn , 谝 piǎn , 蹁 pián , 鳊 biān , 媥, 徧, 惼, 揙, 楄, 牑, 甂, 碥, 糄, 諞, 鍽, 騗 piàn , 騙 piàn , 鯿, 鶣