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
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Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA
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double-decker bus
Chevron Corporation
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Chevron Corporation
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bully the weak; pick on easy targets
Raytheon Company, US defense contractor
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unofficial; informal
attack one while seeming to attack another
to hide real aim under a show; feint with real target
to hide a real target behind a false action
a show action hiding a different real aim
initial public offering (IPO)