DICTIONARY
The Chinese word gong - 公 - gōng
(public in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
gōng
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English translations
public, impartial, male
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 公 ( gōng ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of gōng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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Character complexity
公 is composed of 4 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
bus | generally acknowledged
公 ( gong / gōng ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 92)
公 ( gong / gōng ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 92)
Chinese example words containing the character 公 ( gong / gōng )
办公室 ( bàngōngshì = office ), 公分 ( gōngfēn = centimeter ), 公共 ( gōnggòng = public ), 公共汽车 ( gōnggòngqìchē = bus ), 公鸡 ( gōngjī = cock ), 公斤 ( gōngjīn = kilogram ), 公里 ( gōnglĭ = kilometer ), 公平 ( gōngpíng = fair ), 公司 ( gōngsī = company ), 公文包 ( gōngwénbāo = briefcase ), 公务舱 ( gōngwùcāng = business class ), 公务员 ( gōngwùyuán = public servant ), 公益 ( gōngyì = public benefit ), 公园 ( gōngyuán = park ), 公猪 ( gōngzhū = boar ), 公转 ( gōngzhuàn = revolution ), 外公 ( wàigōng = grandfather )
Other characters that are pronounced gōng in Chinese
More words that mean public in Chinese
gōnggòng ( 公共 )
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