庸 yōng usual
usual; common; ordinary; mediocre
How to remember 庸: 广 broad + 肀 writing brush + 月 moon = usual. Under the broad roof at the bus stop, the poet takes out his writing brush and paints the moon again, as usual.
Component breakdown
庸 = 广 broad + 肀 writing brush + 月 moon
- 广 broad
- 肀 writing brush
- 月 moon
Under the broad roof at the bus stop, the poet takes out his writing brush and paints the moon again, as usual.
How it is used
- Mediocre/ordinary: 平庸 (píngyōng) run-of-the-mill, 庸俗 (yōngsú) vulgar/philistine, 庸医 (yōngyī) a quack doctor.
- 中庸 (zhōngyōng) = the Confucian Golden Mean; 庸人自扰 (yōngrén-zìrǎo) = to worry oneself needlessly.
- Usually mildly derogatory outside 中庸.
Words with 庸
Example sentences
- 毋庸置疑，她是班里最好的学生。 Wúyōng zhìyí, tā shì bān lǐ zuì hǎo de xuésheng.She's undoubtedly the best student in the class.