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空
kōng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
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HSK 3
8 strokes
Very Common (3%)
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⿱穴工
i
Stroke Order
Component Tree i
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 空 (358)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
空调
↗
kōngtiáo
air conditioning / air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) / CL:[[臺|台<tái>]]
3
kōngtiáo
空调
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HSK 3
air conditioning / air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) / CL:[[臺|台<tái>]]
空
↗
kòng
to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time
4
kòng
空
↗
HSK 4
to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time
空
↗
kōng
empty / air / sky / in vain
4
kōng
空
↗
HSK 4
empty / air / sky / in vain
空气
↗
kōngqì
air / atmosphere
4
kōngqì
空气
↗
HSK 4
air / atmosphere
填空
↗
tiánkòng
to fill a job vacancy / to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)
4
tiánkòng
填空
↗
HSK 4
to fill a job vacancy / to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)
天空
↗
tiānkōng
sky
5
tiānkōng
天空
↗
HSK 5
sky
空间
↗
kōngjiān
space / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
5
kōngjiān
空间
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HSK 5
space / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
空闲
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kòngxián
idle / free time / leisure / unused (place)
5
kòngxián
空闲
↗
HSK 5
idle / free time / leisure / unused (place)
航空
↗
hángkōng
aviation
6
hángkōng
航空
↗
HSK 6
aviation
太空
↗
tàikōng
outer space
6
tàikōng
太空
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HSK 6
outer space