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 servant
for public use; public
residence (of sb rich or important); mansion
public property
to confiscate
public security; public safety
public facilities; postulate in math
branch office; subsidiary company
head office; parent company
international waters; high sea
government job; public office; civil service
liter
announcement; bulletin; communique
multinational corporation; transnational corporation
fair dealing
official work; public business
to make public; to let everyone know
public screening (of a movie)
notary; actuary
commune
at public expense
parent company
publicly owned; communal; held in common
government bond
public hazard, nuisance