空(kōng)

HSK 28 strokes
Readingskōngkòngkǒng

empty

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Character information

Pinyin
kōng / kòng / kǒng
Meaning
empty; air; sky; in vain
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 空 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱穴工

In this compound, the meaning comes from 穴 (cave); 工 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

穴xué工gōng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 空 step by step

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

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Words with 空

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

shàng上kōng空
HSK 7-9

the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace; (Tw) topless

Open 上空 page →
sī司kōng空jiàn见guàn惯
HSK 7-9

a common occurrence (idiom)

Open 司空见惯 page →
yī一kōng空

leaving none left; (sold etc) out

Open 一空 page →
zhōng中kōng空

hollow; empty interior

Open 中空 page →
yī一chǎng场kōng空

all in vain; futile

Open 一场空 page →
yī一sǎo扫ér而kōng空

(idiom) to make a clean sweep of; to clean out

Open 一扫而空 page →
yī一zhǐ纸kōng空wén文

a worthless piece of paper (idiom)

Open 一纸空文 page →
sān三wéi维kōng空jiān间

three-dimensional space

Open 三维空间 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

From 空’s common words

上司见惯一中场扫

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