What does 工 mean in Chinese?

工 (gōng) means "work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 工?

工 is pronounced "gōng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 工?

工 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 工?

Common words with 工 include 人工 (artificial), 上工 (to go to work), 下工 (to knock off (at the end of a day's work)), 下工夫 (to put in time and energy), 交通工具 (means of transportation).

How do you write 工?

工 has 3 strokes. Its radical is 工. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

工 (gōng), work

工

gōng

work; worker; skill; profession

3 strokes

Character Breakdown

A beam between two levels — work, craft

Radical: 工 (no. 48)Strokes: 3

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Definitions

work
worker
skill
profession
trade
craft
labor

Example Sentences

他每天在建筑工地工作很辛苦。

Tā zài gōngdì gōngzuò

He works at a construction site

Words Containing 工

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
人工	rén gōng	artificial	HSK 5
上工	shàng gōng	to go to work
下工	xià gōng	to knock off (at the end of a day's work)
下工夫	xià gōng fu	to put in time and energy
交通工具	jiāo tōng gōng jù