攻(gōng)

HSK 67 strokes

to attack

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Character information

Pinyin
gōng
Meaning
to attack; to accuse; to study; (LGBT) top
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 攻 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰工攵

In this compound, the meaning comes from 攵 (rap); 工 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

工gōng攵pū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 攻 step by step

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

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Words with 攻

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

gōng攻jī击
HSK 6

to attack

Open 攻击 page →
zhǔ主gōng攻

main assault; to focus on; to specialize in; to major in

Open 主攻 page →
lì力gōng攻

to assault; to attack in force

Open 力攻 page →
zhù助gōng攻

(military) to mount a secondary attack; (fig.) to assist in tackling a prob…

Open 助攻 page →
bù不gōng攻zì自pò破

(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)

Open 不攻自破 page →
yǐ以dú毒gōng攻dú毒

to cure ills with poison (TCM)

Open 以毒攻毒 page →
fǎn反gōng攻

to counterattack

Open 反攻 page →
wéi围gōng攻

to besiege

Open 围攻 page →

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From 攻’s common words

击主力助不自破以

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