用意
yòngyì · HSK 7
intention
🎯 用 (use) + 意 (idea/intention) = the idea you put to use → purpose, intention
用意 pairs 用 yòng (to use) with 意 yì (meaning, idea). A purpose is the idea you decide to use or act on. Compare 注意 zhùyì (pay attention) which shares the 意 idea component.
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.