空
kōngkòng HSK2

empty

Senses

空 kōng sky

(bound form) the sky; outer space; the air

空 kōng empty

empty; hollow; void of content; containing nothing

空 kòng (also kòng​r) free time

leisure; free time; a gap in time

空 kòng vacant

unoccupied; blank; unused space; a gap or opening

空 kòng to leave empty

to leave a space blank; to vacate; to make room by leaving something empty

空 kōng impractical

impractical; theoretical; unreal; fictitious

空 kōng emptiness

(Buddhist term) the concept of sunyata or emptiness, meaning things have no permanent self-nature

空 kōng in vain

to no avail; for nothing; uselessly; fruitlessly

空 kōng surname

a Chinese surname

空 kōng only

(literary) only; just; merely

空 kòng deficit

a shortage of funds; a deficit; a debt

References

erhua_variant 空儿/空兒 → 空/空
erhua_variant 空儿/空兒 → 空/空