恭 — Chinese character
恭
gōng
polite, respectful, reverent
- Pinyin
- gōng
- Radical
- 61 ⼼ (Heart)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 共
- Formation
- pictophonetic — heart; meaning component ⺗; sound component 共
- Japanese
- 恭 as a kanji
Common words with 恭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恭喜 | gōng xǐ | to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! |
| 恭敬 | gōng jìng | deferential; respectful |
| 恭贺 (恭賀) | gōng hè | to congratulate respectfully; to express good wishes |
| 恭维 (恭維) | gōng wei | to compliment; to praise |
| 恭候 | gōng hòu | to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully |
| 恭祝 | gōng zhù | to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior) |
| 谦恭 (謙恭) | qiān gōng | polite and modest |
| 玩世不恭 | wán shì bù gōng | to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions; frivolous |
| 恭喜发财 (恭喜發財) | gōng xǐ fā cái | May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting) |
| 洗耳恭听 (洗耳恭聽) | xǐ ěr gōng tīng | to listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to sb to speak) |
| 恭顺 (恭順) | gōng shùn | deferential; respectful |
| 恭谨 (恭謹) | gōng jǐn | (literary) respectful; deferential |
English words written with 恭
恭 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 13 · Mencius 15 · Zhuangzi 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Analects 1.10
- Analects 1.13
- Analects 5.15
- Analects 5.24
- Analects 7.37
- Analects 8.2
- Analects 12.5
- Analects 13.19
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