kōng

empty, hollow, bare, deserted

HSK 3 #272

DEFINITIONS

空 kōng
  • empty
  • air
  • sky
  • in vain
空 kòng
  • to empty
  • vacant
  • unoccupied
  • space
  • leisure
  • free time

STROKES

WORDS

白点 kòng bái diǎn gap; empty space
白點 kòng bái diǎn gap; empty space
穴來風 kōng xué lái fēng lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom); fig. unfounded (story); baseless (claim)
穴来风未必无因 kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn wind does not come from an empty cave without reason; there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
穴來風未必無因 kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn wind does not come from an empty cave without reason; there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
导弹 kōng kōng dǎo dàn air-to-air missile
導彈 kōng kōng dǎo dàn air-to-air missile
洞洞 kōng kōng dòng dòng empty; hollow; lacking in substance
盪盪 kōng kōng dàng dàng deserted; absolutely empty (space); complete vacuum
蕩蕩 kōng kōng dàng dàng deserted; absolutely empty (space); complete vacuum
窗期 kōng chuāng qī window period (time between infection and the appearance of detectable antibodies); period during which sth is lacking (boyfriend or girlfriend, work, revenue, production of a commodity etc); lull; hiatus
竹 kōng zhú Chinese yo-yo
翻 kōng fān flip; somersault
腔 kōng qiāng cavity
腸 kōng cháng jejunum (empty gut, middle segment of small intestine between duodenum 十二指腸|十二指肠[shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2] and ileum 回腸|回肠[hui2 chang2])
腹高心 kōng fù gāo xīn ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
落落 kōng luò luò empty; desolate
着手 kōng zhe shǒu empty-handed
著手 kōng zhe shǒu empty-handed
蕩蕩 kōng dàng dàng absolutely empty (space); complete vacuum
虛 kōng xū hollow; emptiness; meaningless
号 kōng hào disconnected phone number; unassigned phone number
號 kōng hào disconnected phone number; unassigned phone number
襲 kōng xí air raid; attack from the air
話 kōng huà empty talk; bunk; malicious gossip