功

gōng

g+ōng·1st tone

meritorious deed or service · achievement

Radical: 力 Strokes: 5 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

动力加劳务势勒勤助劲办劫

Same radical

动力加劳务势勒勤助劲办劫勇劝勋

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Character Decomposition

功=工+力

Etymology

Results produced by capable 力 labor 工; 工 also provides the pronunciation

Meanings

meritorious deed or service

achievement

result

service

accomplishment

work (physics)

gōng

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Words with 功 459 total

meritorious official · person who renders exceptional service; hero · (fig.) sth that plays a vital role功臣gōng chén achievements and virtue功德gōng dé training in the basic skills · knowledge of the fundamentals功底gōng dǐ skill · art · kung fu · labor · effort功夫gōng fu great merit · great service大功dà gōng

Idioms with 功 160 total Chain

to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)毕其功于一役bì qí gōng yú yī yì lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) · fig. to take a risk-averse approach不求有功，但求无过bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò (idiom) the great task is finally accomplished; same as 大功告成 (dà gōng gào chéng)大功毕成dà gōng bì chéng