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ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

public

公 is a 4 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as gōng in the first tone.

It is made up of the components (eight) and (private).

  • ㄍㄨㄥ

    gōng

    public

    • ㄅㄚ

      eight

    • private

5 stories have been written about this character — see all
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Eight is too many to be private, must be public!
by huangying

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Something private, owned by eight, becomes public
by tonya

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With eight private investigators working on the case, the truth will soon be public. A [gong] will ring across the land.
by vms5q

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If there’s as many as eight people in on a private matter, then it’s not so private anymore! It’s now become public.
by Sprigit

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"八 (eight) and 厶 (private) Chia thưởng 公 công bằng, giống như số 8 八 được chia thành phần riêng tư 厶"
by lkhalliera

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 公

Definitions for 公 pronounced as gōng

  • 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[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
  • honorable (gentlemen)
  • father-in-law
  • male (animal)

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