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

tāo kōng to hollow out; to empty out; to use up; (finance) tunneling
两手 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
难 kōng nàn air crash; aviation accident or incident
赤手拳 chì shǒu kōng quán empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on; unarmed and defenseless
翻 hòu kōng fān backward somersault; backflip
téng kōng to soar; to rise high into the air
洗劫一 xǐ jié yī kōng to steal everything
舱 tài kōng cāng space capsule; ejection capsule (cabin)
心 kōng xīn hollow; empty headed; mindless
心 kòng xīn on an empty stomach
谈 kōng tán prattle; idle chit-chat
投 kōng tóu air drop; to drop supplies by air
子 kòng zi gap; unoccupied space or time; fig. gap; loophole
话 kōng huà empty talk; bunk; malicious gossip
见惯 sī kōng jiàn guàn a common occurrence (idiom)
如也 kōng kōng rú yě as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc)
降 kōng jiàng to drop from the sky; (fig.) to appear out of nowhere; (attributive) airborne
余 kòng yú free; vacant; unoccupied
站 tài kōng zhàn space station
一场 yī cháng kōng all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing; futile
母舰 háng kōng mǔ jiàn aircraft carrier; CL:艘[sou1]; (coll.) (fig.) sth huge; (like) a whale
格 kòng gé blank; blank space on a form; space; 囗 (indicating missing or illegible character)
想家 kōng xiǎng jiā impractical dreamer
置 kōng zhì to set sth aside; to let sth lie idle; idle; unused
dī kōng low altitude