公

gōng

public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 位; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)

Radical: 八 HSK 6 g, b ideographic

Components & Etymology

公 decomposes into the following components:

八 厶

Words containing 公

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 公.

不公
bù gōng
主公
zhǔ gōng
充公
chōng gōng
先公
xiān gōng
公丈
gōng zhàng
公两
gōng liǎng
公主
gōng zhǔ
公举
gōng jǔ
公义
gōng yì
公了
gōng liǎo
公事
gōng shì
公交
gōng jiāo

Related characters (radical 八)

Characters that share the radical 八.

八 六 兮 共 兴 兵 其 具 典 冀

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