(gōng)

HSK 69 strokesTrad.

surname Gong

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
gōng
Meaning
surname Gong
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱宀吕

In this compound, the meaning comes from (roof); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

gōngtíng
HSK 7-9

court (of king or emperor)

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gōngdiàn殿
HSK 7-9

palace

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xiāngōng

underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology

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liùgōng

empress and imperial concubines or their residence

Open 六宫 page →
dōnggōng

Winter Palace (St Petersburg); Hermitage Museum

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name of a famous opera

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lěnggōng

(in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who f…

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the Palace of Versailles, France

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