功 gōng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
功力
gōnglì
skill; depth of training
Characters in this word
力 lì
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他的批评文章看似平淡，实际显示出深厚的学术功力。 Tā de pīpíng wénzhāng kànsì píngdàn, shíjì xiǎnshì chū shēnhòu de xuéshù gōnglì. His critical essays seem understated, but in fact show deep academic skill.
- 老师傅一出手，就看得出多年的功力。 Lǎo shīfu yì chū shǒu, jiù kàn de chū duō nián de gōnglì. The moment the old master got to work, you could see his many years of skill.
- 这位书法家的字，笔笔都显出深厚的功力。 Zhè wèi shūfǎjiā de zì, bǐ bǐ dōu xiǎnchū shēnhòu de gōnglì. Every stroke of this calligrapher's writing shows deep mastery.
Related words
- 成功 chénggōng success; successful
- 功夫 gōngfu kung fu
- 功课 gōngkè homework
- 功能 gōngnéng function
- 功效 gōngxiào efficacy, effect
- 下功夫 xiàgōngfu to put in effort, to work hard
- 用功 yònggōng to be diligent; diligent
- 功 gōng merit; achievement; skill
- 功臣 gōngchén meritorious person; major contributor
- 功底 gōngdǐ foundation of skill; basic training
- 功劳 gōngláo merit; credit; contribution
- 功利 gōnglì utilitarian; practical benefit