Meaning
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft
Chinese: 劳动、工程或工人。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gong” becomes a different word in each tone. 工 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work
- 工人gōng rénworker
- 打工dǎ gōngto work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
- 员工yuán gōngstaff; personnel; employee
- 工具gōng jùtool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)
Example Sentence
爸爸的工作很忙。Bà ba de gōng zuò hěn máng.Dad's job is very busy.
爸爸Bà ba(coll.) father的deof工作gōng zuòto work很hěnvery忙mángbusy。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a carpenter’s tool — a ruler or a set square. It means ‘work / craft / labour’.
A way to remember it
An I-shaped tool a worker holds — work.