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 security bureau; police office
(coll.) husband
see also lǎo gōng; (coll.) eunuch
highway; road
public
public; common; communal
bus
duke; dukedom
your son (honorific); son of nobility; son of an official
work-related matters; documents
to work (esp. in an office); to handle official business
public transportation
bull
briefcase; attaché case
public (e.g. school, hospital)
be frank and open; speak honestly
Your Majesty; Your Highness
hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist
functionary; office-bearer
routine business; usual practice; mere formality
public cemetery
rooster; cock
BCE (before the Common Era); BC (before Christ)
public money
unfair; unjust