gōng

public; fair; just

HSK 2 #115

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 115th character
Radical ⼋ (12.2)
Strokes 4
Index # 148

Definitions

公 gōng
  1. 1. public
  2. 2. fair
  3. 3. just
  4. 4. common
  5. 5. make public
  6. 6. collectively owned
  7. 7. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  8. 8. male (animal)
  9. 9. honorable (gentlemen)
  10. 10. father-in-law
  11. 11. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility wǔ děng jué wèi

Stroke order

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Words containing 公

Word Meaning
civil rights; citizenship rights
civil rights
civil rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
civil society
civil society
a citizen's duty; civil obligation
a citizen's duty; civil obligation
referendum; decided by public vote
referendum; decided by public vote
majority decision; public decision (by ballot)
majority decision; public decision (by ballot)
public law
to send sb abroad at the government's expense
to state openly
publicly (owned, financed, operated etc); run by the state
state-owned company; public enterprise
state-owned business; public enterprise
public sector of economy; state run enterprises
public sector of economy; state run enterprises
duchess
husband's father
male dog
the axiomatic method