公开
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
公开 (gōngkāi) · public
公开 (gōngkāi) means “public; open; to make public”. It is written with 2 characters: 公 (fair) + 开 (to open). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 公开 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)
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他们公开了这个消息。Tāmen gōngkāi le zhège xiāoxi.They made the news public.
这次会议是公开的吗？Zhè cì huìyì shì gōngkāi de ma?Is this meeting open to the public?
Questions about 公开
What does 公开 mean?
公开 (gōngkāi) means “public; open; to make public”.
How do you pronounce 公开?
公开 is pronounced gōngkāi.
Which HSK level is 公开?
公开 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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 公开 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.