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kōng

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kōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kōng | kong1
English translation
empty
air
sky
in vain
to empty
vacant
unoccupied
space
leisure
free time
hollow, empty, deserted, bare

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About kōng

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

kōng

Contains the radical

xué

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

cave

Etymology of kōng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

穴工

Semantic compound

xué

Phonetic compound

gōng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xué represents the meaning and gōng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using kōng

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zài xià 之前 zhī qián , Hēi yún 使 shǐ 天空 tiānkōng 变得 biàn de 黑暗 hēi àn le .

Thick clouds darkened the sky before the rain fell.

火焰 huǒyàn Zhí cuàn 天空 tiānkōng .

Flames were soaring into the sky.

不管 bùguǎn 他们 tā men gǎo 什么 shénme 仪式 yíshì , 天空 tiānkōng 还是 háishi 晴朗 qínglǎng yún .

In spite of their ceremouies, the sky remained serene.

qiáo zhāo 布满 bù mǎn 星星 xīng xing de 天空 tiānkōng .

He looked at the starry heavens.

wǎng 欧洲 Ōuzhōu de 航空 hángkōng 信件 xìn jiàn huì 很快到达 dàodá .

A letter sent airmail will get to Europe quickly.

Words with kōng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
空间 kōngjiān space空間
kōng empty kōng
空气 kōngqì air空氣
航空 hángkōng aviation航空 hángkōng
天空 tiānkōng sky天空 tiānkōng
太空 tàikōng outer space太空 tàikōng
空中 kōng zhōng in the sky空中 kōng zhōng
有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth)有空 yǒu kòng
空调 kōngtiáo air conditioning空調
空军 kōng jūn air force空軍
时空 shí kōng time and place時空
空白 kòngbái blank space空白 kòngbái
上空 shàng kōng overhead上空 shàng kōng
空虚 kōngxū hollow空虛
空手 kōng shǒu unarmed空手 kōng shǒu
航空公司 háng kōng gōng sī airline航空公司 háng kōng gōng sī
空前 kōng qián unprecedented空前 kōng qián
星空 xīng kōng starry sky星空 xīng kōng
空地 kōng dì vacant land空地 kōng dì
高空 gāo kōng high altitude高空 gāo kōng
真空 zhēn kōng vacuum真空 zhēn kōng
空姐 kōng jiě abbr. for 空中小姐 kōng zhōng xiǎo jiě 空姐 kōng jiě
空袭 kōng xí air raid空襲
空缺 kòng quē vacancy空缺 kòng quē

kōng Decomposition & Compounds

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kōng Decomposition

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kōng Compounds

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  • kōng
    • kòng , qiāng , qiāng , kōng , kōng , kōng , Zhào , hōng , kōng , kòng , , , , , , , , , ,
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