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
credibility; public trust
fair; equitable
Ministry of Public Security
tolerance (allowed error)
official errand; bailiff in a yamen
public housing; dormitory, esp. for unmarried people
square kilometer
corporations law
arbitration (law)
state-run
open letter
Duke of Zhou; god of dreams
impartially; justly
abuse public power for private gain
bulletin board
social morality; public ethics
public opinion
selfless; impartial
minister
official paid leave from work
gram
public announcement of verdict at a trial; public opinion
to formalize
Gregorian calendar; solar calendar
more or less open; semiovert