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

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Words containing 公

Word Meaning
old man; father-in-law; husband's father
pampered son of a wealthy family
the public; the state; society
axiom (in logic); axiomatic
public trial (in a court of law)
hectare
aristocrat; princes and dukes
joint-stock company
government office
to take sb to court; legal confrontation; to sue
metric system
law court; hall (in castle)
righteousness
to publicize
parents-in-law; husband's parents
public anger; popular indignation
orbital revolution
Hyde Park
shell company; dummy corporation; fly-by-night company
general office
public holiday; official leave (e.g. sabbatical)
duchy; principality; dukedom
to carry out official duties and observe the law
Mekong River
stingy person; cheapskate