Memory phrase for the character: 公

公

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Meaning

public, collectively owned, common, male (animal)

Pronunciation

gōng

Explanation

 Eight 八, nose 厶 (a nose in side view)

Mnemonic
 
Eight noses stand for the public.

Radicals

公 public
八 eightThe eight 八 can probably be understood as two hands with outstretched fingers, but without the thumbs, which adds up to eight.
厶 private, noseSide view of a nose that is facing to the left.




 Vocabulary

公里 gōng lǐ  kilometer
公分 gōng fēn  centimeter; gram
办公室 bàn gōng shì  office; business premises; bureau
公园 gōng yuán  public park
办公厅 bàn gōng tīng  general office
吨公里 dūn gōng lǐ  ton-kilometer (unit of capacity of transport system)
公仆 gōng pú  public servant
公寓 gōng yù  apartment building; block of flats
公寓 gōng yù  
公顷 gōng qǐng  hectare
雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺 Léi Gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī  the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person; to pick on an easy target
雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺 Léi Gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī  

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