gòng common; general

Made up of [ eight; 8 radical 12]
Used as component in : gōng ; hóng ; gǎng
Made with 6 strokes.
Combines the characters for 'divide' and 'selfish' giving the concept of private things being divided up for public benefit
Ancient small seal form Small seal

Related characters


Also uses component: dài (to respect) fēn (divide) ; gōng (public) ; guān (shut) ; huáng (yellow) ; líng (mound) ; liù (six) ; (his) ; shāng (commerce) ; (four) ; xīng (prosper) ; xué (cave)

Different tone

gōng (work) ; gōng (palace) ; gōng (public) ; gōng (accomplishment) ; gōng (bow) ; gōng (to provide) ; gǒng (two hands)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

有目共睹 yǒu mù gòng dǔ Obvious to everybody