公 gōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 八 — eight
- Made of
- 八 eight 厶 private, secret
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
公共汽车
gōnggòngqìchē
bus
Characters in this word
汽 qì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 气 air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
车 chē
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 我坐公共汽车。 Wǒ zuò gōnggòng qìchē. I take the bus.
- 公共汽车来了。 Gōnggòng qìchē lái le. The bus is here.
- 这辆公共汽车满了。 Zhè liàng gōnggòng qìchē mǎn le. This bus is full.