庸

yōng
#2,143 most
frequent character
ordinary, to use

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

庸 first brought together an instrument, 庚, and a bucket, 用 yòng, which also gave the sound. The combination named a large bell. Later 'to use' was borrowed for the sound, and from that came 'ordinary, commonplace'.

庸 as a component in other characters

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