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CHINESE CHARACTER

gōng

攻

攻

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attack

Numbered pinyin
gong1
English meanings
assault, attack, censure, accuse

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 工; right 攵.

  • Left

    工
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  • Right

    攵

Meaning & sound clues

攵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “rap”.

工 is identified as the sound component (gōng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 攻.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰工攵

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

    jìngōng进攻。

    Attack.

  2. 02

    gōngdú攻读。

    Study hard.

  3. 03

    gōng攻kè克。

    Overcome.

  4. 04

    gōng攻dǎ打。

    Attack.

  5. 05

    gōng攻shǒu守jiān兼bèi备。

    Both offensive and defensive.

  6. 06

    yǒngwǎngzhíqián勇往直前。

    Advance bravely.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 攻关
  • 攻击
  • 攻读
  • 进攻