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
unjust
主公
zhǔ gōng
Your Highness
充公
chōng gōng
to confiscate
先公
xiān gōng
deceased father
公丈
gōng zhàng
decameter
公两
gōng liǎng
hectogram
公主
gōng zhǔ
princess
公举
gōng jǔ
public election
公义
gōng yì
righteousness
公了
gōng liǎo
公事
gōng shì
public affairs
公交
gōng jiāo
public transportation

Related characters (radical 八)

Characters that share the radical 八.

八 六 兮 共 兴 兵 其 具 典 冀

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