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公

gōng
public · collectively owned
Radical: 八 Strokes: 4 HSK 6
Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Most common
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Character Decomposition
公=八+厶
Etymology
To divide 八 what is private 厶
Meanings
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 wǔ děng jué wèi
honorable (gentlemen)
father-in-law
male (animal)
gōng
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Words with 公 1352 total
Idioms with 公 149 total Chain