gōng

fair, equitable; public; duke

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DEFINITIONS

公 gōng
  • public
  • collectively owned
  • common
  • 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)

STROKES

WORDS

安局 gōng ān jú public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
lǎo gōng (coll.) husband
lǎo gong (coll.) eunuch; see also 老公[lao3 gong1]
路 gōng lù highway; road; CL:條|条[tiao2]
众 gōng zhòng public
共 gōng gòng public; common; communal
车 gōng chē bus; abbr. for 公共汽車|公共汽车[gong1 gong4 qi4 che1]; car belonging to an organization and used by its members (government car, police car, company car etc); abbr. for 公務用車|公务用车[gong1 wu4 yong4 che1]
爵 gōng jué duke; dukedom
子 gōng zǐ son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific)
事 gōng shì work-related matters; documents
bàn gōng to handle official business; to work (esp. in an office)
交 gōng jiāo public transportation; mass transit; abbr. for 公共交通[gong1 gong4 jiao1 tong1]
牛 gōng niú bull
文包 gōng wén bāo briefcase; attaché case
立 gōng lì public (e.g. school, hospital)
开诚布 kāi chéng bù gōng variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1]; lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded; plain speaking; Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves.; to put one's cards on the table
zhǔ gōng Your Highness; Your Majesty
主人 zhǔ rén gōng hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist
务员 gōng wù yuán functionary; office-bearer
例行事 lì xíng gōng shì routine business; usual practice; mere formality
墓 gōng mù public cemetery
鸡 gōng jī cock; rooster
元前 gōng yuán qián BCE (before the Common Era); BC (before Christ)
款 gōng kuǎn public money
bù gōng unjust; unfair