DICTIONARY
The Chinese word gong - 工 - gōng
(work in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
gōng
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English translations
work, worker, industry, man-day, good at,
job
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 工 ( 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.
Usage as a radical
工 can also be used as a radical, i.e. as a sub-component of a Chinese character. It is then called gōngzìpáng.
Character complexity
工 is composed of 3 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.)
factory | project
工 ( gong / gōng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 130)
工 ( gong / gōng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 130)
Chinese example words containing the character 工 ( gong / gōng )
罢工 ( bàgōng = strike ), 电动工具 ( diàndònggōngjù = electric tool ), 电工 ( diàngōng = electrician ), 工厂 ( gōngchăng = factory ), 工程 ( gōngchéng = project ), 工程师 ( gōngchéngshī = engineer ), 工地 ( gōngdì = construction site ), 工夫 ( gōngfū = workmanship ), 工具 ( gōngjù = tool ), 工具箱 ( gōngjùxiāng = toolbox ), 工人 ( gōngrén = worker ), 工学院 ( gōngxuéyuàn = college of engineering ), 工业 ( gōngyè = industry ), 工业学校 ( gōngyè xuéxiào = technical school ), 工资 ( gōngzī = wage ), 工作 ( gōngzuò = work ), 工作日 ( gōngzuòrì = workday ), 工作站 ( gōngzuòzhàn = workstation ), 技工 ( jìgōng = mechanic ), 手动工具 ( shŏudònggōngjù = hand tool ), 手工 ( shŏugōng = handwork ) 停工 ( tínggōng = to stop work )
Other characters that are pronounced gōng in Chinese
More words that mean work in Chinese
More words that mean worker in Chinese
gōngrén ( 工人 )
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