CHINESE CHARACTER

工 (gōng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

gōng

labor, work; laborer, worker

HSK 13 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

工

Primary radical

工 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 工.

一 · 丄

Visible components

工 is decomposed as ⿱一丄.

STROKES · 3

Write 工 in 3 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 工

工作gōngzuò

HSK 1 · to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task

工作日gōngzuòrì

HSK 3 · workday; working day; weekday

打工dǎgōng

HSK 4 · to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

工厂gōngchǎng

HSK 4 · factory

工人gōngrén

HSK 4 · worker

工资gōngzī

HSK 4 · wages; pay

Examples using 工

工作

开始工作。

Kāi shǐ gōng zuò。

Begin work.

工作日

星期天不是我的工作日。

Xīng qī tiān bú shì wǒ de gōng zuò rì。

Sunday is not a workday for me.

工厂

我爸在工厂工作。

Wǒ bà zài gōng chǎng gōng zuò。

My father works at a factory.

FAQ

What does 工 (gōng) mean in Chinese?

labor, work; laborer, worker

How do you write 工 in stroke order?

工 has 3 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 工?

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

What are common words with 工?

工作 (gōngzuò): to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; 工作日 (gōngzuòrì): workday; working day; weekday; 打工 (dǎgōng): to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation.