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
kòng
free; available
Character
Example phrases
- 我下午有空。 Wǒ xià wǔ yǒu kòng. I am free this afternoon.
- 你明天有空吗？ Nǐ míng tiān yǒu kòng ma? Are you free tomorrow?
- 他周末有空。 Tā zhōu mò yǒu kòng. He is free on the weekend.