Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
gōngfū
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English translations
workmanship, time, job,
skill, work
Chinese characters:
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工夫 ( gongfu / gōngfū ) is composed of these characters:
工 (gong)
,
夫 (fu)
The traditional Chinese characters of gōngfū are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
work | also: working man
工夫 ( gongfu / gōngfū ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 432)
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