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CHINESE CHARACTER

gòng

共

共

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totally

Numbered pinyin
gong4
English meanings
totally, together, in all, in company, altogether

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–middle–bottom structure

Top–middle–bottom arrangement: top 廾; middle 一; bottom 八.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿳廾一八

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    gòngyǒu共有shí十gèrén个人。

    Ten people in all.

  2. 02

    gòngtóng共同xuéxí学习。

    Study together.

  3. 03

    yīgòng一共wǔ五yuán元。

    Five yuan in total.

  4. 04

    gòng共hé和。

    Republic.

  5. 05

    gōnggòng公共chǎnghé场合。

    Public places.

  6. 06

    zǒnggòng总共sān三cì次。

    Three times in all.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 一共
  • 公共
  • 公共场所
  • 公共汽车
  • 共享
  • 共同
  • 共同体
  • 共性
  • 共有
  • 共计
  • 共识
  • 共鸣
  • 同舟共济
  • 和平共处
  • 总共