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公 — public; collectively owned; common

public; collectively owned; common; international; make public

Pinyin
gōng
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 公: 4 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

公 — 4 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 公 in the HSK syllabus: 47

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 公司gōngsīcompany; firm; corporationHSK 1
  2. 公交车gōngjiāochēpublic transport vehicle; town busHSK 2
  3. 办公室bàngōngshìoffice; business premisesHSK 3
  4. 公斤gōngjīnkilogramHSK 3
  5. 公园gōngyuánparkHSK 3
  6. 办公bàngōngto handle official business; to do workHSK 4
  7. 公共gōnggòngpublic; common; communalHSK 4
  8. 公里gōnglǐkilometerHSK 4
  9. 公路gōnglùhighway; roadHSK 4
  10. 公布gōngbùto announce; to make public; to publishHSK 5
  11. 公平gōngpíngfair; impartialHSK 5
  12. 公务员gōngwùyuáncivil servant; public servantHSK 5
  13. 公寓gōngyùapartment building; block of flatsHSK 5
  14. 老公lǎogōnghusbandHSK 5
  15. 外公wàigōngmother's father; maternal grandfatherHSK 5
  16. 公gōngpublic; collectively owned; common; internationalHSK 6
  17. 公安gōng’ānPublic Security; public safety; public securityHSK 6
  18. 公告gōnggàopost; announcementHSK 6
  19. 公开gōngkāiopen; overt; public; to make public; to releaseHSK 6
  20. 公民gōngmíncitizenHSK 6
  21. 公认gōngrènpublicly known; acceptedHSK 6
  22. 公益gōngyìpublic good; public welfare; public interestHSK 6
  23. 公元gōngyuánCE; Christian Era; ADHSK 6
  24. 公正gōngzhèngjust; fair; equitableHSK 6
  25. 公众gōngzhòngpublicHSK 6
  26. 公主gōngzhǔprincessHSK 6
  27. 大公无私dàgōng-wúsīselfless; impartialHSK 7–9
  28. 公办gōngbànstate-runHSK 7–9
  29. 公道gōngdaofair; equitableHSK 7–9
  30. 公费gōngfèiat public expenseHSK 7–9
  31. 公关gōngguānpublic relationsHSK 7–9
  32. 公款gōngkuǎnpublic moneyHSK 7–9
  33. 公立gōnglìpublicHSK 7–9
  34. 公墓gōngmùpublic cemeteryHSK 7–9
  35. 公仆gōngpúpublic servantHSK 7–9
  36. 公顷gōngqǐnghectareHSK 7–9
  37. 公然gōngránopenly; publicly; undisguisedHSK 7–9
  38. 公示gōngshìto make known to the public; public notificationHSK 7–9
  39. 公式gōngshìformulaHSK 7–9
  40. 公事gōngshìwork-related matters; documentsHSK 7–9

And 7 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.