工

gōng

labor, work; worker, laborer

How to write 工, stroke by stroke

work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor

Pictographic: A spade or other workman's tool

Made of 一 + 丄

工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task
特工tè gōngsecret service; special service; secret service agent; special agent
工厂gōng chǎngfactory
工人gōng rénworker
工具gōng jùtool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)
员工yuán gōngstaff; personnel; employee
工资gōng zīwages; pay
工程gōng chéngengineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking
工程师gōng chéng shīengineer
打工dǎ gōngto work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
工作室gōng zuò shìstudio; workshop
工业gōng yèindustry

我非常喜欢我的工作。
wǒ fēi cháng xǐ huan wǒ de gōng zuò 。
I like my job very much.
这些工具是用来造房子的。
zhè xiē gōng jù shì yòng lái zào fáng zi de 。
These tools are used for building a house.
你真是个努力的工人。
nǐ zhēn shì gè nǔ lì de gōng rén 。
You're really a hard worker.
化学工厂一着火就爆炸了。
huà xué gōng chǎng yī zháo huǒ jiù bào zhà le 。
Immediately after it caught fire, the chemical factory blew up.
我对外籍员工没有偏见。
wǒ duì wài jí yuán gōng méi yǒu piān jiàn 。
I don't have a prejudice against foreign workers.