yōng

  1. yōng adjective ordinary; normal
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Middle Chinese: yowng; In this sense 庸 is similar in meaning to 平常 (Kroll 2015 '庸' 2; GHDC '庸' 1)
  2. yōng particle interrogative particle
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 庸 may be used to from questions, like simplified 岂, traditional 豈, in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 144; Kroll 2015 '庸' 4).
  3. yōng verb to use
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 庸 is similar in meaning to 用 (Kroll 2015 '庸' 1; GHDC '庸' 9).
  4. yōng verb to appoint
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 庸 is similar in meaning to 任用 (GHDC '庸' 3).
  5. yōng verb to work for
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 庸 is similar in meaning to 功劳 (Kroll 2015 '庸' 3; GHDC '庸' 2).
  6. yōng noun a large bell
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 庸 is a variant of 镛 (Kroll 2015 '庸' 6).

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