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空

kōng
HSK 24 readings

“Empty” in Chinese is 空 (kōng).

Other characters with the syllable kong: see all 4 →

Meaning

  • empty
  • air
  • sky
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  • in vain
  • to empty
  • vacant
  • unoccupied
  • space
  • leisure
  • free time

Example

空气有点冷。

The air felt a little cold.

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

Readings

  • kǒngvariant of 孔 (hole) (archaic)
  • kōngempty / air / sky / in vain
  • kòngto empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 空

空气kōngqìairHSK 2有空儿yǒukòngrerhua form of 有空[you3 kong4]HSK 2空调kōngtiáoair conditioningHSK 3空儿kòngrspare timeHSK 3天空tiānkōngskyHSK 3航空hángkōngaviationHSK 4空间kōngjiānspace; roomHSK 4填空tiánkòngto fill a job vacancyHSK 4

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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