公 · gōng · public
Learn the Chinese character 公 with its source-linked HSK 1 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 公.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 公
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 公.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 公司gōngsīcompany
- 公交车gōngjiāochēpublic transport vehicle
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 公斤gōngjīnkilogram (kg)
- 公园gōngyuánpark (for public recreation)
- 办公bàngōngto handle official business (usu. in an office)
- 公共gōnggòngpublic
- 公里gōnglǐkilometer
- 公路gōnglùhighway
- 公布gōngbùto announce
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 公务员gōngwùyuáncivil servant
- 公寓gōngyùapartment building
- 老公lǎogōng(coll.) husband
- 外公wàigōng(coll.) mother's father
- 公gōngpublic
- 公安gōng’ān(Ministry of) Public Security
- 公告gōnggàopost
- 公开gōngkāiopen
- 公民gōngmíncitizen
- 公认gōngrènpublicly known (to be)
- 公益gōngyìpublic good
- 公元gōngyuánCE (Common Era)
- 公正gōngzhèngjust
- 公众gōngzhòngpublic
- 公主gōngzhǔprincess
- 大公无私dàgōng-wúsīselfless
- 公办gōngbànstate-run
- 公道gōngdaojustice
- 公费gōngfèiat public expense
- 公关gōngguānpublic relations
- 公款gōngkuǎnpublic money
- 公立gōnglìpublic (e.g. school, hospital)
- 公墓gōngmùpublic cemetery
- 公仆gōngpúpublic servant
- 公顷gōngqǐnghectare
- 公然gōngránopenly
- 公示gōngshìto make known to the public (for information or to seek comments)
- 公式gōngshìformula
- 公事gōngshìwork-related matters
- 公务gōngwùofficial business
- 公用gōngyòngpublic
- 公约gōngyuēconvention (i.e. international agreement)
- 公证gōngzhèngnotarization
- 公职gōngzhícivil service
- 愚公移山yúgōng-yíshānthe old man moves mountains (idiom)
- 主人公zhǔréngōnghero (of a novel or film)
Real usage
Example sentences with 公
Published HSK 1 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 1 course context containing 公 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 公
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 公 mean in Chinese?
公 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: public.
How do you pronounce 公?
公 is shown as gōng.
Is 公 an HSK 1 character?
Yes. 公 is HSK 1 recognition character #56.
Can I practise writing 公?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 1 recognition
- HSK 1 handwriting practice
- 47 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 1 recognition character #56.
- Writing scope: HSK 1 handwriting practice.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.