日用 (rì yòng) — for daily use; everyday (attributive); daily expenses

Definition

adjective
for daily useeveryday (attributive)daily expenses

Examples

  • 日用。
    Zhè xiē dōu shì rì yòng yòng pǐn.
    These are all daily-use items.
  • 日用。
    Tā měi yuè yuè dǐ jì suàn rì yòng kāi zhī.
    He calculates his daily expenses at the end of each month.
  • 日用。
    Zhè lèi rì yòng shāng pǐn zài chāo shì hěn cháng jiàn.
    This kind of everyday item is very common in supermarkets.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

日rìday
用yònguse

日 gives daily, and 用 gives use, together meaning everyday use.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

Open 日 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

用 was formed by adding a handle to an earlier form.

Open 用 →

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