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Meaning of 公

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公HSK 2
Pinyin: gōng
English Definition: public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 ; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)
Chinese Definition:
①正直无私,为大家利益:公正。公心。大公无私。
②共同的,大家承认的:公理。公式。公海。公制。
③国家,社会,大众:公共。公安(社会整体的治安)。公众。公民。公论(公众的评论)。
④让大家知道:公开。公报。公然。
⑤封建制度最高爵位:三公(中国周代指“太师”、“太傅”、“太保”;西汉指“大司徒”、“大司马”、“大司空”)。公子。公主。
⑥敬辞,尊称男子:海公。包公。诸公(各位)。
⑦雄性的:公母。公畜。
⑧对长辈和年老人的称呼:公公。外公(外祖父)。
⑨姓氏。
Synonym: 雄
Antonyms: 母 雌 私
Total strokes: 4; Radical: 八
Ideographic:To divide 八 what is private 厶
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 八 [ bā ] eight; all around, all sides
    • 厶 [ sī ] private, secret
Similar Characters: 么
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Example Words
公司HSK 2 gōng sī (business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; Classifiers: 家
办公室HSK 3 bàn gōng shì office; business premises; bureau; Classifiers: 间
公开HSK 5 gōng kāi public; to publish; to make public
公路 gōng lù highway; road; Classifiers: 条
公里HSK 4 gōng lǐ kilometer
More:公* | *公 | *公*
Example Sentences
1
我们去公园玩
。
We go to play in the park.
2
那里有一个公园
。
There's a park over there.
3
我们去公园散步
。
We go for a walk in the park.
4
这是四只公鸡
。
These are four roosters.
5
他们有一间公寓
。
They have an apartment.