公

Public in Chinese: 公 (gōng)

gōng

public

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Definitions

  1. 1public
  2. 2collectively owned
  3. 3common
  4. 4international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  5. 5make public
  6. 6fair
  7. 7just
  8. 8Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 位
  9. 9honorable (gentlemen)
  10. 10father-in-law
  11. 11male (animal)

Stroke order

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公

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 公家的钱不能乱花。

    gōng jia de qián bù néng luàn huā。

    Public money cannot be spent carelessly.

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Related words

公斤

gōng jīn

kilogram (kg)

公司

gōng sī

company

公园

gōng yuán

park (for public recreation)

公里

gōng lǐ

kilometer

公布

gōng bù

to announce

公开

gōng kāi

open

公平

gōng píng

fair

公寓

gōng yù

apartment building

公元

gōng yuán

CE (Common Era)

公主

gōng zhǔ

princess

公路

gōng lù

highway

公共

gōng gòng

public

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