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
gōng
public, fair
Character
Example phrases
- 这笔钱属于公款，任何人都不能私自挪用。 Zhè bǐ qián shǔyú gōngkuǎn, rènhé rén dōu bù néng sīzì nuóyòng. This money is public funds, and no one may privately misappropriate it.
- 公园里的长椅是公物，请大家爱护。 Gōngyuán lǐ de chángyǐ shì gōngwù, qǐng dàjiā àihù. The benches in the park are public property, so please take care of them.
- 他公私分明，从来不用公司的东西办私事。 Tā gōngsī fēnmíng, cónglái bú yòng gōngsī de dōngxi bàn sīshì. He keeps work and private matters separate and never uses company things for personal business.