公 — Chinese character
公
gōng
fair, equitable; public; duke
- Pinyin
- gōng
- Radical
- 12 ⼋ (Eight)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 八 厶
- Formation
- ideographic — To divide 八 what is private 厶
- Japanese
- 公 as a kanji
Common words with 公
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 公开 (公開) | gōng kāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen |
| 公布 (公佈) | gōng bù | variant of 公布 (gōng bù) |
| 公布 | gōng bù | to announce; to make public; to publish |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer |
| 办公室 (辦公室) | bàn gōng shì | office; business premises |
| 公共 | gōng gòng | public; common; communal |
| 有限公司 | yǒu xiàn gōng sī | limited company; corporation |
| 公园 (公園) | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation); measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 公众 (公眾) | gōng zhòng | public |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair; impartial |
English words written with 公
公 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 4 · Analects 57 · Art of War 2 · I Ching 6 · Mencius 121 · Zhuangzi 95 · Doctrine of the Mean 4
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 16
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 42
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 62
- Analects 2.19
- Analects 3.2
- Analects 3.19
- Analects 3.21
- Analects 5.1
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