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
public switched telephone network; PSTN
public switched telephone network; PSTN
public phone
male animal kept to breed offspring; stud
are (1 are = 1⁄100 hectare, or 100 m²)
are (1 are = 1⁄100 hectare, or 100 m²)
charity; service to the public; public welfare undertaking
charity; service to the public; public welfare undertaking
public service activities; charity event
public service activities; charity event
public welfare funds; community chest
public
public figure; famous person
public figure; famous person
public opinion
public opinion
public meeting
public meeting
public telephone network
public telephone network
public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)
hectoliter; quintal
public memorial service
balance public and private interests
balance public duty and private needs