空 kōng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 穴 — cave, den, hole
- Made of
- 穴 cave, den, hole 工 labor, work
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
空
kōng
empty
Character
Example phrases
- 杯子是空的。 Bēi zi shì kōng de. The cup is empty.
- 房间很空。 Fáng jiān hěn kōng. The room is very empty.
- 别空着手来。 Bié kōng zhe shǒu lái. Do not come empty-handed.