功(gōng)

HSK 35 strokes

meritorious deed or service

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Character information

Pinyin
gōng
Meaning
meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 功 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰工力

Results produced by capable 力 labor 工; 工 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

工gōng力lì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 功 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 功

Common words using 功 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gōng功fū夫
HSK 3

skill

Open 功夫 page →
xià下gōng功fū夫
HSK 7-9

variant of 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5]

Open 下功夫 page →
gōng功lì力
HSK 7-9

merit

Open 功力 page →
gōng功láo劳
HSK 7-9

contribution

Open 功劳 page →
gōng功dǐ底
HSK 7-9

training in the basic skills

Open 功底 page →
gōng功xiào效
HSK 7-9

efficacy

Open 功效 page →
zuò做gōng功

(physics) to do work; non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera)

Open 做功 page →
gōng功lìng令

decree

Open 功令 page →

Related characters

More HSK 3 characters

专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 功’s common words

夫下力劳底效做令

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