empty, sky, void
Animated Stroke Order 空
Stroke Order Diagrams 空

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HSK Vocabulary: 空
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 空 is used in context
1
yè夜
wǎn晚
de的
tiān天
kōng空
bù布
mǎn满
xīng星
xīng星
。
The night sky is full of stars.
2
zǎo早
shàng上
de的
kōng空
qì气
tè特
bié别
qīng清
xīn新
。
The morning air is especially fresh.
3
zhè这
ge个
fáng房
jiān间
de的
kōng空
jiān间
hěn很
dà大
。
This room has a lot of space.
4
zhè这
shì是
kōng空
tiáo调
。
This is an air conditioner.
5
xià夏
tiān天
hěn很
rè热
,
wǒ我
men们
kāi开
kōng空
tiáo调
ba吧
。
It's very hot in summer, let's turn on the air conditioner.
6
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
de的
kōng空
tiáo调
huài坏
le了
,
dà大
jiā家
zhǐ只
hǎo好
kāi开
chuāng窗
tōng通
fēng风
。
The air conditioner in the office is broken, so everyone has to open the windows for ventilation.
7
qǐng请
tián填
kòng空
。
Please fill in the blank.
8
zhè这
ge个
liàn练
xí习
xū需
yào要
tián填
kòng空
。
This exercise requires filling in the blanks.
9
zài在
kǎo考
shì试
zhōng中
,
wǒ我
jīng经
cháng常
yù遇
dào到
tián填
kòng空
tí题
。
In exams, I often encounter fill-in-the-blank questions.
10
kōng空
qì气
hěn很
xīn新
xiān鲜
。
The air is very fresh.
Information
Traditional空
Radical穴
Strokes8
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#568
Zhuyinㄎㄨㄥ
Components—
UnicodeU+7A7A
CangjieJCM
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality