Primary radical
八 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 共.
八 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 共.
共 is decomposed as ⿳廾一八.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 3 · in total; altogether
HSK 4 · public; common; communal
HSK 4 · common; general; to share; together; total; altogether
HSK 4 · common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative
HSK 5 · to share; to enjoy together
HSK 5 · altogether; in sum; in all; in total
all, total; together; to share
共 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
八 is the radical in 共. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
一共 (yígòng): in total; altogether; 公共 (gōnggòng): public; common; communal; 共 (gòng): common; general; to share; together; total; altogether.