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空
kōng
1. empty
2. air
3. sky
4. in vain
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

空
kōng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

空巢
kōngcháo
empty nest
空挡
kōngdǎng
neutral gear
空名
kōngmíng
vacuous reputation
空子
kòngzi
gap
空怒
kōngnù
air rage
空投
kōngtóu
air drop
空乘
kōngchéng
flight attendant
空口
kōngkǒu
incomplete meal of a single dish
空地
kōngdì
air-to-surface (missile)
空嫂
kōngsǎo
married stewardess of mature age
空心
kōngxīn
hollow
空心
kòngxīn
fasting
空想
kōngxiǎng
daydream
HSK 6
空手
kōngshǒu
empty-handed
碧空
bìkōng
the blue sky
空中
kōngzhōng
in the sky
空儿
kòngr
spare time
空匮
kòngkuì
scarce
悬空
xuánkōng
midair
空喊
kōnghǎn
idle clamor

Alternate Entries

空
kòng
to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
271
Word Frequency Rank
634 of 84,292

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