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
公民
gōngmín
citizen
Characters in this word
民 mín
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 民 — citizens, subjects
- Made of
- 巳 snake 戈 spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我是公民。 Wǒ shì gōngmín. I am a citizen.
- 好公民守法。 Hǎo gōngmín shǒufǎ. Good citizens obey the law.
- 每个公民有家。 Měi gè gōngmín yǒu jiā. Every citizen has a home.