孔

kǒng

k+ǒng·3rd tone

hole · CL: gè

Radical: 子 Strokes: 4

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

子学字孤孙存孝季孽孟孩孕

Same radical

子学字孤孙存孝季孽孟孩孕孜孰孱

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Character Decomposition

孔=子+乚

Etymology

The mouth 乚 of a crying baby 子

Meanings

hole

CL: gè

classifier for cave dwellings

kǒng

surname Kong

Kǒng

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Words with 孔 251 total

hole洞孔dòng kǒng opening providing access · the teaching of Confucius孔道kǒng dào Auguste Comte (1798-1857), French philosopher孔德Kǒng dé Teaching of Confucius · Confucianism孔教Kǒng jiào

Idioms with 孔 27 total Chain

heavily damaged · (fig.) full of holes · riddled with problems百孔千疮bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng (lit.) to have one's nose in the air (idiom) · (fig.) arrogant; haughty鼻孔朝天bí kǒng cháo tiān the teaching of Confucius and Mencius孔孟之道Kǒng Mèng zhī dào courageous and strong (idiom) · Herculean (physique etc)孔武有力kǒng wǔ yǒu lì