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
公认
gōngrèn
recognized by everyone
Characters in this word
认 rèn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 人 man, person
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这是公认的。 Zhè shì gōngrèn de. This is recognized by everyone.
- 大家公认她。 Dàjiā gōngrèn tā. Everyone recognizes her.
- 公认的冠军。 Gōngrèn de guànjūn. A recognized champion.