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恭
gōng
1. respectful
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

恭
gōng
polite, respectful, reverent
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

不恭
bùgōng
disrespectful
出恭
chūgōng
to defecate (euphemism)
大恭
dàgōng
(literary) excrement
小恭
xiǎogōng
(literary) urine
恭候
gōnghòu
to look forward to sth
恭喜
gōngxǐ
congratulations
HSK 5
恭城
Gōngchéng
Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin [[桂林<Guìlín>]], Guangxi
恭惟
gōngwei
variant of [[恭維|恭维<gōngwei>]]
恭敬
gōngjìng
deferential
HSK 6
恭祝
gōngzhù
to congratulate respectfully
恭维
gōngwei
to flatter or give a compliment
恭贺
gōnghè
to congratulate respectfully
恭顺
gōngshùn
deferent
谦恭
qiāngōng
polite and modest
尉迟恭
WèiChígōng
General Wei Chigong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty
恭城县
Gōngchéngxiàn
Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin [[桂林<Guìlín>]], Guangxi
恭亲王
Gōngqīnwáng
Grand Prince (Qing title)
陈恭尹
ChénGōngyǐn
Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet
前倨后恭
qiánjùhòugōng
to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
却之不恭
quèzhībùgōng
to refuse would be impolite

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,741
Word Frequency Rank
6,689 of 84,292

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