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CHINESE CHARACTER

共 (gòng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

gòng
all, total; together; to share
HSK 36 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

八 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 共.

廾 · 一 · 八

Visible components

共 is decomposed as ⿳廾一八.

STROKES · 6

Write 共 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 共

一共

你一共花了多少钱?

Nǐ yí gòng huā le duō shǎo qián?

What is the total amount of money you spent?

公共

他在公共场合取笑了我。

Tā zài gōng gòng chǎng hé qǔ xiào le wǒ。

He made fun of me in public.

你共住一个房间吗?

Nǐ gòng zhù yí gè fáng jiān ma?

Do you share a room?

FAQ

What does 共 (gòng) mean in Chinese?

all, total; together; to share

How do you write 共 in stroke order?

共 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 共?

八 is the radical in 共. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 共?

一共 (yígòng): in total; altogether; 公共 (gōnggòng): public; common; communal; 共 (gòng): common; general; to share; together; total; altogether.