公共
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
公共 (gōnggòng) · public
公共 (gōnggòng) means “public; common”. It is written with 2 characters: 公 (fair) + 共 (altogether). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 公共 is built
The characters
公 gōng · fair
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)
共 gòng · altogether
What 共 is made of
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Two hands 八 holding one object 廾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我每天坐公共汽车上班。Wǒ měi tiān zuò gōnggòng qìchē shàngbān.I take the bus to work every day.
这是公共的地方，请保持安静。Zhè shì gōnggòng de dìfang, qǐng bǎochí ānjìng.This is a public place, please keep quiet.
Questions about 公共
What does 公共 mean?
公共 (gōnggòng) means “public; common”.
How do you pronounce 公共?
公共 is pronounced gōnggòng.
Which HSK level is 公共?
公共 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 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
Learn 公共 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.