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公

gōng
HSK 2

“Public” in Chinese is 公 (gōng).

Other characters with the syllable gong: see all 13 →

Meaning

  • public
  • collectively owned
  • common
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  • international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  • make public
  • fair
  • just
  • Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
  • honorable (gentlemen)
  • father-in-law
  • male (animal)

Example

他比我重十公斤。

He outweighs me by 10 kg.

From 公斤 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 公

公斤gōngjīnkilogram (kg)HSK 2公里gōnglǐkilometerHSK 2公路gōnglùhighwayHSK 2公平gōngpíngfairHSK 2公司gōngsīcompany; firm; corporationHSK 2公园gōngyuánpark (for public recreation)HSK 2办公室bàngōngshìoffice; business premisesHSK 2公交车gōngjiāochēpublic transport vehicleHSK 2

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2般bānsortHSK 2板bǎnboardHSK 2办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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