攻

gōng
#588 most
frequent character
to attack
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

攻 pairs 工 gōng, a sound part, with 攵, a picture part of a hand holding a staff or whip. That points to the first sense, to attack. It grew to assault, then to censure or criticize, and to study intensively.

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Example Sentences

敌人开始攻我们了。
dírén kāishǐ gōng wǒmen le 。
The enemy has started to attack us.
我们需要找到一个更好的方式来攻这个问题。
wǒmen xūyào zhǎodào yígè gēnghǎo de fāngshì lái gōng zhègè wèntí 。
We need to find a better way to tackle this issue.
在战争中，攻和守都是非常重要的策略。
zài zhànzhēng zhōng ， gōng hé shǒu dūshì fēicháng zhòngyào de cèlüè 。
In war, both attacking and defending are very important strategies.

Words with similar meanings

袭xí
to raid
More specific, often implies a surprise attack.
攻打gōngdǎ
to assail
This phrase emphasizes a more forceful or military type of attack.

Homophones

公gōng
public, fair, impartial, male
宫gōng
palace, temple, uterus
供gōng
to supply
弓gōng
bow
功gōng
achievement
红gōng
used in 女紅|女红[nu:3gong1]

Words Starting With 攻

攻克gōng kè
to capture; to take
攻击gōng jī
to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)

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