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公 (gōng): Public — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 公

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 公

公 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
公
八bā · eight
厶sī
公=
4.

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5.

How to Use 公

Public and shared spaces

公 + noun

In words about public places and services, 公 (gōng) means 'public' or 'communal'.

公园 • gōng yuán • park • HSK 3
HSK 3
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 公

公交车 • gōng jiāo chē • public transport vehicle
HSK 3.0 · L2
gōng公
jiāo
7.

Example Sentences

Yuè乐
duì队
de的
shǒu首
cì次
gōng公
yǎn

Information

Pinyingōng
Meaningpublic, common, fair, impartial
Strokes4
Radical八
Traditional公
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#42
Zhuyinㄍㄨㄥ
UnicodeU+516C
CangjieCI
八bā · eight
+厶sī
gōng公
yuán园

park

公共汽车 • gōng gòng qì chē • bus • HSK 2
HSK 2
gōng公
gòng共
qì汽
chē车

bus

公路 • gōng lù • highway • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
gōng公
lù路

highway

公寓 • gōng yù • flats; apartment • HSK 5
HSK 5
gōng公
yù寓

flats; apartment

Fairness and justice

公 + adjective/verb

In words about fairness and openness, 公 (gōng) conveys the idea of being just or impartial.

公平 • gōng píng • fair; just • HSK 5
HSK 5
gōng公
píng平

fair; just

公正 • gōng zhèng • just; fair; impartial • HSK 6
HSK 6
gōng公
zhèng正

just; fair; impartial

公道 • gōng dào • fair; just; reasonable • HSK 6
HSK 6
gōng公
dào道

fair; just; reasonable

公开 • gōng kāi • open; overt; to make public • HSK 5
HSK 5
gōng公
kāi开

open; overt; to make public

Official and public affairs

公 + noun/verb

In words about official business and government, 公 (gōng) refers to public or official matters.

公司 • gōng sī • company; office • HSK 2
HSK 2
gōng公
sī司

company; office

办公室 • bàn gōng shì • office • HSK 3
HSK 3
bàn办
gōng公
shì室

office

公务员 • gōng wù yuán • functionary • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
gōng公
wù务
yuán员

functionary

公安局 • gōng ān jú • Public Security Bureau (PSB) • HSK 6
HSK 6
gōng公
ān安
jú局

Public Security Bureau (PSB)

Standard units and titles

公 + measure word/noun

In words for standard units and certain titles, 公 (gōng) indicates a common or official standard.

公斤 • gōng jīn • kilogram • HSK 3
HSK 3
gōng公
jīn斤

kilogram

公里 • gōng lǐ • kilometre • HSK 4
HSK 4
gōng公
lǐ里

kilometre

公元 • gōng yuán • the Christian/Common era • HSK 5
HSK 5
gōng公
yuán元

the Christian/Common era

公主 • gōng zhǔ • princess • HSK 5
HSK 5
gōng公
zhǔ主

princess

交
chē车

public transport vehicle

公共 • gōng gòng • public; common; communal
HSK 3.0 · L4
gōng公
gòng共

public; common; communal

办公 • bàn gōng • to handle official business
HSK 3.0 · L4
bàn办
gōng公

to handle official business

高速公路 • gāo sù gōng lù • expressway; motorway; freeway
HSK 4
gāo高
sù速
gōng公
lù路

expressway; motorway; freeway

公布 • gōng bù • to announce; make public
HSK 5
gōng公
bù布

to announce; make public

演
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
hěn很
duō多
guān观
zhòng众
。

The band's first public performance attracted a large audience.

tā他
zài在
yì一
jiā家
kē科
jì技
gōng公
sī司
gōng工
zuò作
。

He works at a technology company

chǔ处
lǐ理
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
bì必
xū须
zuò做
dào到
gōng公
。

We must be fair and impartial in handling this matter.

wǒ我
men们
zhōu周
mò末
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
sàn散
bù步
。

We go for a walk in the park on weekends

xuǎn选
jǔ举
jié结
guǒ果
jiāng将
zài在
gōng公
shì示
sān三
tiān天
hòu后
zhèng正
shì式
shēng生
xiào效
。

The election results will officially take effect after being publicly announced for three days.

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  • 工gōngwork, labor, industry
  • 蚣gōngcentipede
  • 供gōngto supply, to provide
  • 龚gongsurname Gong
  • 贡gòngtribute, offering
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  • 兮xīexclamatory particle
  • 羌qiāngQiang nationality; surname
  • 冀jìhope for; wish; Hebei province
  • 羡xiànto admire, to envy, to desire what others have
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