恭
gōng
respectful, polite, reverent
- Strokes
- 10
- Level
- HSK 6 · TOCFL Level 3
- Frequency
- No. 1,298
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What 恭 means
respectful
Pictophonetic: semantic ⺗ (heart), phonetic 共
Made of 共
Words with 恭
- 恭喜gōng xǐto congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!
- 恭维gōng weito praise; to speak highly of; compliment; praise
- 恭候gōng hòuto look forward to sth; to wait respectfully
- 洗耳恭听xǐ ěr gōng tīngto listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to sb to speak); we are all ears
- 恭敬gōng jìngdeferential; respectful
- 恭喜发财gōng xǐ fā cáiMay you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
- 不恭bù gōngdisrespectful
- 出恭chū gōngto defecate (euphemism); to go to the toilet
- 恭祝gōng zhùto congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior); with best wishes (in writing)
- 恭顺gōng shùndeferential; respectful
- 结恭jié gōngto be constipated (euphemism)
- 恭贺gōng hèto congratulate respectfully; to express good wishes
恭 in a sentence
wǒ tīng shuō nǐ tōng guò le rù xué kǎo shì 。 gōng xǐ nǐ le ！
I hear you passed the entrance exam. Congratulations!
méi yǒu rén xiàng tā gōng jìng dì jū gōng 。
No one respectfully bowed towards him.
qǐng xǐ ěr gōng tīng 。
Please listen to me.
tā wèi wǒ de chéng gōng gōng hè wǒ 。
He congratulated me on my success.
rén huì suí zhù nián líng de zēng zhǎng ér gèng jiā dì wán shì bù gōng 。
People grow more cynical with age.