公
公 (gōng) · fair
公 (gōng) means “fair”. It is made of 八 + 厶 and has 4 strokes.
Break 公 into its parts
What 公 is made of
- 八 bā — eight
- 厶 sī — private
Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
公 stroke order
Example sentences with 办公室
老师在办公室。Lǎoshī zài bàngōngshì.The teacher is in the office.
你的办公室在几层？Nǐ de bàngōngshì zài jǐ céng?Which floor is your office on?
Words with 公
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 公斤gōngjīnkilogram
- 公里gōnglǐkilometer
- 公路gōnglùroad
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 公司gōngsīcompany
- 公园gōngyuánpark
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
- 公布gōngbùto announce
- 公共gōnggòngpublic
- 公开gōngkāipublic
- 公民gōngmíncitizen
- 公务员gōngwùyuáncivil servant
- 公元gōngyuánAD
- 老公lǎogōnghusband
- 公寓gōngyùapartment
- 公主gōngzhǔprincess
- 外公wàigōnggrandpa (mother's father)
- 公安局gōng'ānjúpolice station
- 公道gōngdaofair
- 公告gōnggàoannouncement
- 公关gōngguānpublic relations
- 公然gōngránopenly
- 公认gōngrèngenerally recognized
- 公式gōngshìformula
- 公务gōngwùofficial business
- 公正gōngzhèngfair
- 公证gōngzhèngto notarize
- 办公bàngōngto work, especially in an office
Also built with 八
- 六liùsix
- 共gòngaltogether
- 兴xìnginterest
- 兵bīngsoldier
- 典diǎnlaw
- 分fēnto divide
- 办bànto do
- 只zhǐonly
- 叭bātrumpet
- 小xiǎosmall
- 扒bāto hold on to
- 木mùtree
Quick facts
| Pinyin | gōng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | fair |
| Strokes | 4 |
| Radical | 八 (eight, #12) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
Questions about 公
What does 公 mean?
公 (gōng) means “fair”.
How many strokes does 公 have?
公 has 4 strokes.
What is the radical of 公?
The radical of 公 is 八 (bā, “eight”), Kangxi radical number 12.
What parts make up 公?
公 is made of 八 (eight) and 厶 (private).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.