公
gōng
#115 most
frequent character
public, fair, impartial, male
adjective
noun
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
公 shows an earthen jar, with 八 as its handles and 厶 as the jar body. It first meant 'earthen jar'. The word was later borrowed for its sound to mean 'to divide equally', which grew into 'public', 'fair', and 'elder male relative'.
Drawn as: earthen jar; handles on jar
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Example Sentences
这个城市有很多公共设施。
zhègè chéngshì yǒu hěnduō gōnggòng shèshī 。
This city has many public facilities.
他是一个公正的人。
tāshì yígè gōngzhèng de rén 。
He is a fair person.
我们应该把这些信息公之于众。
wǒmen yīnggāi bǎ zhèixiē xìnxī gōng zhīyú zhòng 。
We should make this information public.
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