Read Edit View history 公 gōng HSK2 public Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a earthen jar for holding liquid, now written as 瓮. The current meaning "public" is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas gōng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts handles of a jar. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 公 Simp strokes 公 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts the opening of a jar. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 公 Simp strokes 公 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 公 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 314, 654 ], [ 347, 614 ], [ 296, 512 ], [ 215, 404 ], [ 128, 322 ], [ 68, 282 ] ], [ [ 473, 790 ], [ 518, 770 ], [ 544, 742 ], [ 671, 540 ], [ 756, 445 ], [ 783, 424 ], [ 803, 418 ], [ 874, 400 ], [ 982, 383 ] ], [ [ 423, 420 ], [ 446, 395 ], [ 457, 378 ], [ 455, 372 ], [ 389, 250 ], [ 316, 147 ], [ 303, 108 ], [ 347, 103 ], [ 439, 127 ], [ 608, 159 ], [ 639, 151 ] ], [ [ 582, 276 ], [ 662, 191 ], [ 706, 132 ], [ 724, 81 ], [ 723, 57 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 304 649 Q 322 577 199 422 Q 193 418 189 411 Q 152 368 61 284 Q 52 280 64 276 Q 140 291 252 412 Q 256 419 264 426 Q 307 477 374 581 Q 383 594 389 601 Q 396 607 395 617 Q 394 627 380 640 Q 344 670 310 665 Q 301 662 304 649 Z", "M 467 783 Q 527 747 562 678 Q 662 477 753 386 Q 775 370 886 372 Q 919 375 966 376 Q 987 377 987 383 Q 987 387 968 395 Q 794 459 735 515 Q 656 594 554 760 Q 533 794 495 799 Q 467 802 465 795 Q 461 786 467 783 Z", "M 629 177 Q 500 164 362 133 Q 347 129 343 133 Q 340 137 347 150 Q 477 334 505 364 Q 520 376 512 391 Q 505 406 448 432 Q 429 442 417 436 Q 401 429 409 405 Q 430 333 302 171 Q 277 146 238 118 Q 222 103 226 91 Q 232 70 262 47 Q 275 34 291 47 Q 357 93 633 146 Q 640 147 647 150 C 676 157 659 180 629 177 Z", "M 647 150 Q 707 54 718 48 Q 727 45 738 54 Q 754 66 750 118 Q 750 181 585 289 Q 576 296 571 284 Q 567 269 576 255 Q 601 221 629 177 L 647 150 Z" ] } 4 strokes 公 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 311, 658 ], [ 349, 613 ], [ 293, 509 ], [ 178, 369 ], [ 67, 284 ] ], [ [ 472, 789 ], [ 537, 750 ], [ 756, 444 ], [ 979, 382 ] ], [ [ 415, 431 ], [ 460, 364 ], [ 280, 118 ], [ 288, 95 ], [ 309, 85 ], [ 646, 161 ] ], [ [ 576, 282 ], [ 681, 168 ], [ 733, 54 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M304,649C330,536 121,339 79,301C48,278 61,268 92,284C222,351 304,473 374,581C389,606 409,614 380,640C356,662 332,670 310,665C303,664 301,659 304,649Z", "M467,783C506,760 537,725 562,678C635,539 725,403 753,386C768,377 812,370 886,372C908,373 934,375 966,376C1005,378 979,391 968,395C851,439 772,478 735,515C680,568 621,650 554,760C539,783 519,796 495,799C475,802 466,800 465,795C462,789 462,786 467,783Z", "M629,177C573,174 433,150 362,133C345,130 334,132 347,150C432,274 485,345 505,364C514,373 517,381 512,391C507,401 484,415 448,432C426,443 398,443 409,405C422,358 389,278 302,171C287,153 263,138 238,118C226,109 223,101 226,91C230,79 241,64 262,47C270,40 279,39 291,47C334,79 478,112 647,150C658,152 640,177 629,177Z", "M647,150C688,89 709,52 718,48C722,47 752,38 750,118C748,161 693,217 585,289C577,294 573,293 571,284C567,275 569,266 576,255C592,233 609,207 629,177C641,159 641,159 647,150Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.