巩

鞏
Gong3
#2,379 most
frequent character
surname Gong

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

巩 gǒng takes sound from 工 gōng. Its lower part 凡 is now empty; it once was 丮, which showed hands doing a task. The character first meant to hold onto, then grew to secure and solid.

巩 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
筑
sound4 characters
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Same Characters, Different Readings

巩gǒng
(bound form) to fix in place

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