Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(surname); hole

Chinese: 洞、孔。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “kong” becomes a different word in each tone. 孔 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 人孔rén kǒngmanhole
  • 过孔guò kǒng(electronics) via (a type of hole in a circuit board)
  • 孔道kǒng dàoopening providing access; the teaching of Confucius
  • 多孔duō kǒngporous
  • 面孔miàn kǒngface

Example Sentence

这块木板上有一个小孔。Zhè kuài mù bǎn shàng yǒu yí ge xiǎo kǒng.There is a small hole in this board.

Zhèthiskuàilump木板mù bǎnslabshàngonyǒuto have一个yí geaxiǎosmallkǒnghole