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公 gōng — “public”
How to write and say the Chinese character 公 (gōng), which means public — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Out & about.
Pinyin · 拼音 gōng
Meaning · 意思 public
Strokes · 笔画 4
Radical · 部首 八 (eight)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
公 is written with 4 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: to divide 八 what is private 厶.
A common word常用词
公鸡
rooster
Example sentence例句
公共汽车来了。
The bus is coming.
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