公司
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 2
公司 (gōngsī) · company
公司 (gōngsī) means “company; firm”. It is written with 2 characters: 公 (fair) + 司 (to take charge of). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 公司 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)
司 sī · to take charge of
What 司 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A person speaking orders 口 and raising their arm (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我爸爸在一家公司工作。Wǒ bàba zài yī jiā gōngsī gōngzuò.My dad works at a company.
你们公司有多少人？Nǐmen gōngsī yǒu duōshǎo rén?How many people are in your company?
Questions about 公司
What does 公司 mean?
公司 (gōngsī) means “company; firm”.
How do you pronounce 公司?
公司 is pronounced gōngsī.
Which HSK level is 公司?
公司 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
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
- 公园gōngyuánpark
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
- 公布gōngbùto announce
Learn 公司 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.