CHINESE CHARACTER

功 (gōng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

gōng

achievement, good work; merit; service

HSK 45 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

力

Primary radical

力 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 功.

工 · 力

Visible components

功 is decomposed as ⿰工力.

STROKES · 5

Write 功 in 5 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 功

成功chénggōng

HSK 4 · to succeed; success; successful; fruitful

功夫gōngfu

HSK 4 · skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort

功课gōngkè

HSK 4 · homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study

功能gōngnéng

HSK 5 · function; capability

功效gōngxiào

HSK 6 · efficacy

下功夫xià gōngfu

HSK 6 · to put effort into; to work hard at

Examples using 功

成功

祝你成功。

Zhù nǐ chéng gōng。

I wish you success.

功夫

我想解决这个问题，可是白费功夫。

Wǒ xiǎng jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí， kě shì bái fèi gōng fū。

I tried in vain to deal with the problem.

功课

我厌倦了功课。

Wǒ yàn juàn le gōng kè。

I'm tired of homework.

FAQ

What does 功 (gōng) mean in Chinese?

achievement, good work; merit; service

How do you write 功 in stroke order?

功 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 功?

力 is the radical in 功. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 功?

成功 (chénggōng): to succeed; success; successful; fruitful; 功夫 (gōngfu): skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort; 功课 (gōngkè): homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study.