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
selfless; impartial
Judge Dee detective stories; Three Murder Cases
Greater Mekong Subregion, SE Asia region
Greater Mekong Subregion, SE Asia region
Greater Mekong Subregion cooperation
Greater Mekong Subregion cooperation
the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
the weather is kind; heaven favors us
absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
ancient Chinese book on war strategy
see Jiang Ziya jiāng zǐ yá
you choose to take the bait; enter by free will
to set a lure; the willing walk into it
Grand Scribe; Sima Qian’s self-title
Princess Taiping of the Tang dynasty
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Jiashan National Forest Park in Hunan
Jiashan National Forest Park, Hunan
to pursue public affairs
serve the public selflessly; self-discipline
serve the public selflessly; strict self-restraint
heroine (of a novel or film); main female protagonist
(honorific) your daughter; noble lady
duchess