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
Fan Gongcheng (12th century), Southern Song author of guò tíng lù
lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)
lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)
Carl Zeiss AG; Zeiss company
Chiang Kai-shek; Mr Chiang
Chiang Kai-shek, honorific title
Suhua Highway on Taiwan’s east coast
Suhua Highway in eastern Taiwan
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc.
administrative office
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
residence of Confucius’ descendants in Qufu
Confucius family mansion in Qufu
Methodists
Methodists
Northwest Airlines
Siemens AG
Siemens AG
to appeal to the public
to appeal to the public
gentlemen (form of address)
gentlemen (form of address)
securities company; share company