民用

mín yòng · HSK 7

(for) civilian use

👥 民 (people/civilian) + 用 (use) = for civilian use, not military

用 — pictograph of a bucket or wooden pail
用 originally depicted a bucket or container, possibly a sacrificial vessel made of wood. Over time it was borrowed to mean 'to use' or 'employ,' losing its concrete object sense. The modern meaning 'use' has been standard since early classical Chinese.

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