(gōng)

HSK 7-93 strokes

surname Gong

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
gōng
Meaning
surname Gong
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph

A bow aimed to the left

A drawing of the thing it names.

How to write step by step

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

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Words with

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

gōng

bow and crossbow

Open 弓弩 page →
gōngxíng

circular segment

Open 弓形 page →

pantograph (transportation)

Open 受电弓 page →

lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)

Open 左右开弓 page →
gōngjiàn

bow and arrow

Open 弓箭 page →

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