恭 gōng — respectful · English

恭

gōng

respectful

At a glance · 恭

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

恭字小篆从心共声，为形声字；本义为恭敬、谦逊。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

恭本义为恭敬、有礼。

Structure

形声字，下部『心』为意符表心理，上部『共』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyingōng

Radical小

Strokes10

UnicodeU+606D

Character type形声

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English respectful Gong is a phonetic-semantic character meaning respectful and reverent.

Français respectueux Gong est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant respectueux et révérencieux.

Español respetuoso Gong es un carácter fonosemántico que significa respetuoso y reverente.

العربية محترم، موقر غونغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني المحترم والموقر.

Русский почтительный Гун — фоносемантический знак, означающий почтительный и благоговейный.

Common words

恭敬gōng jìngrespectful
恭维gōng wéiflatter

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