Meaning
all together; in while; to share; common; general; together
Chinese: 共同、总共或分享。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gong” becomes a different word in each tone. 共 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 一共yī gòngin total; altogether
- 公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēbus
- 共同gòng tóngcommon; joint; jointly; together
- 公共gōng gòngpublic; common; communal
- 共有gòng yǒuin total there are ...; to own jointly
More Words
Example Sentence
这本书一共有三百页。Zhè běn shū yí gòng yǒu sān bǎi yè.This book has three hundred pages in total.
这Zhèthis本běn(bound form) root书shūbook一共yí gòngin total有yǒuto have三sānthree百bǎihundred页yèpage。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Two hands raised together holding something up: ‘common, shared; together, jointly; in all, altogether; (short for) Communist’ (共同, 一共, 总共).
A way to remember it
Two hands lifting together — common; in all (一共).