恭(gōng)

HSK 7-910 strokes

respectful

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Character information

Pinyin
gōng
Meaning
respectful
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 恭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱共⺗

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺗ (heart); 共 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

共gòng⺗

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 恭 step by step

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

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Words with 恭

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

gōng恭xǐ喜
HSK 7-9

to congratulate

Open 恭喜 page →
gōng恭wéi维
HSK 7-9

to compliment; to praise

Open 恭维 page →
bù不gōng恭

disrespectful

Open 不恭 page →
chū出gōng恭

to defecate (euphemism); to go to the toilet

Open 出恭 page →
dà大gōng恭

(literary) excrement; feces

Open 大恭 page →
qián前jù倨hòu后gōng恭

to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)

Open 前倨后恭 page →
què却zhī之bù不gōng恭

to refuse would be impolite

Open 却之不恭 page →
wèi尉chí迟gōng恭

General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dyn…

Open 尉迟恭 page →

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From 恭’s common words

喜维不出大前倨后

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