工
JLPT HSK 1

gōng

Cross sectionial view of a H-steel beam as symbol for: work.

	红
JLPT HSK 2

hóng
Left: thread 纟/糸, right: work(er) 工
(Construction sites have red tapes to cordon off hazardous areas:) The thread of the worker is red.

	左
JLPT HSK 2

zuǒ
Left: hand /彐, right: build, work 工 (image of a carpenter's square)
The hand that assists, (=supports with the carpenter's square) is the left.

	差
JLPT HSK 3

chā, chà, chāi, cī
Top: sheep 羊 with a bent leg ノ, below: craftsman, construction 工
A sheep with a bent leg and a craftsman: what a difference!

	空
JLPT HSK 3

kōng, kòng
Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), bottom: to build, work 工
When a hole is built (into the ceiling), the empty sky opens.

	江
JLPT HSK 4

jiāng
Left: water 氵, right: craftsman 工
(Many cities are located at this river) The 'water', where it is worked, is the: Yangtze (= 长 江).

	巧
JLPT HSK 4

qiǎo
Left: craftsman 工, right: seaweed 丂
The craftsman works the seaweed: skillfully.

	卫
JLPT HSK 4

wèi
Image of work/worker 工 with a hanging arm
We can use the worker with the hanging arm only for: guarding.

	功
JLPT HSK 4

gōng
Left: craftsman 工, right: strength/effort 力
A craftsman with strength fulfills: achievements.

	贡
JLPT HSK 5

gòng
Top: work 工, bottom: money 贝/貝
Either with work or money you have to pay your tribute.

	控
JLPT HSK 5

kòng
Left: hand 扌, right: sky 空 (... appears, where a hole 穴 is built 工 in.)
The hand, that built the hole, should be: accused.

	项
JLPT HSK 5

xiàng
Left: construct 工 (here: image of a neck with: head 一, neck | and shoulders 一), right: page, leaf ( 页/頁= head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
The neck with the head stands for neck or projects.

	虹
JLPT HSK 5

hóng, jiàng
Left: insect 虫, right: craftsman/build 工
Insects actually build the rainbow?

	腔
JLPT HSK 6

qiāng
Left:body part 月/肉, right: sky, empty 空 (... appears, where a hole 穴 is built 工 in.)
The body parts where sth. empty was built in, are the body's cavities.

	毁
JLPT HSK 6

huǐ
Left: mortar: 臼 (here: destroyed sun 日), work(er) 工, right: 殳 (battle axe in a hand 又)
The sunlike container was taken by the worker with the battle axe in the hand and destroyed.

	攻
JLPT HSK 6

gōng
Left: craftsman 工, right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)
A craftsman strikes back when he is attacked.

	巩
JLPT HSK 6

gǒng
Left: work, build 工, right: usually 凡 (A table 机/几 with a scratch 丶 is common.)
A worker makes a table usually: solid!

	扛
JLPT HSK 6

gāng, káng
Left: hand 扌, right: work(er) 工
By hand, the worker has to carry on his shoulders.

	窍
JLPT HSK 6

qiào
Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), below: skilled 巧 (The craftsman 工 works the seaweed 丂 skillfully.)
Whoever builds his cave skillfully, is intelligent.

	杠
JLPT HSK 6

gàng
Left: tree 木, right: build 工
Wood serves at construction /building as a: carrying pole.

	诬
JLPT HSK 6

wū
Left: word 讠/言, right: witch 巫 (She's doing the work 工 of two persons 从: This witch! - cf. squeeze 夹)
The words of a witch are false accusations. OR: Words that squeeze-in 夹 are: false accusations.

	鸿
JLPT no HSK

hóng
Left: big river 江 (= The water 氵where it is built 工), right: bird 鸟/鳥
At the big river is this bird: the large bean goose.

	巫
JLPT no HSK

wū
Outside: two persons 从, inside: work 工
It seems, that she is doing the work of two persons: The witch.

	缸
JLPT no HSK

gāng
Left: can 缶 (lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵), right: work(er) 工
A 'can' built by a worker is a jar.

	匠
JLPT no HSK

jiàng
Outside: box 匚 (simplified from: to work 工), inside: axe 斤
In the box is the axe of the craftsman.

	肛
JLPT no HSK

gāng
Left: body part 月/肉, right: to work 工
The body part that needs to work is the: anus?

	汞
JLPT no HSK

gǒng
Top: build, work 工, bottom: water 水
It's built like water: mercury.