工
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Translingual
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Han character
工 (Kangxi radical 48, 工+0, 3 strokes, cangjie input 一中一 (MLM), four-corner 10100, composition ⿱一丄 or ⿱丅一)
- Kangxi radical #48, ⼯.
Derived characters
- Appendix:Chinese radical/工
- 仜, 冮, 叿, 𡉎, 妅, 屸, 𢓁, 𢖷, 扛, 江, 𨸖, 𪰆, 杠, 𬇔, 灴, 玒, 肛, 𬒬, 𥃽, 矼, 𧘍, 䉺, 紅(红), 缸, 羾, 𦔸, 舡, 虹, 𧢸, 訌(讧), 䜫, 豇, 䞑, 𨊧, 釭(𮣲), 𬛀, 䪦, 䫹, 𮨷, 魟(𫚉), 𩾬
- 𠃖, 㓛, 㓚, 功, 卭, 㣉, 邛, 攻, 𣢈, 瓨, 𦏼, 𧈬, 𨾊, 項(项), 䲨(𬷾), 𭄟, 𡉐, 𢖶, 汞, 𭴃, 𥁁, 𬎥, 𦏺, 𧈫, 貢(贡), 𫔙, 𣒳, 𭘎, 仝, 㒰, 𡧇, 𡰱, 㞬, 𭠀, 𭥐, 杢, 巠, 𦒳, 𥃿, 𫀧, 空, 笁, 𬛸, 𠱯, 匞, 式, 疘, 𢒄, 𬮚, 𡆬, 噐, 𤔌
- 𠵋, 𡥴, 𦁻, 𠽇, 𡐘, 𢝘, 揑, 湼, 䛼, 毁, 恐, 𦅛, 滘, 壽, 尋, 㝷
References
- KangXi: page 325, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8714
- Dae Jaweon: page 626, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 410, character 6
- Unihan data for U+5DE5
Chinese
simp. and trad. | 工 | |
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alternative forms | 𠜝 㠪 𢀚 𢒅 㣉 𠜝 㠪 𢀚 𢒅 㣉 𢒄 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 工 | |||||
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Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) | |
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Ancient script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Old Chinese | |
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缸 | *kroːŋ, *ɡroːŋ |
篢 | *kluːmʔ, *koːŋ |
贑 | *kluːmʔ |
涳 | *ŋr'oːŋ, *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ |
江 | *kroːŋ |
肛 | *kroːŋ, *qʰroːŋ |
扛 | *kroːŋ |
杠 | *kroːŋ |
豇 | *kroːŋ |
茳 | *kroːŋ |
釭 | *kroːŋ, *koːŋ, *kuːŋ |
矼 | *kroːŋ |
玒 | *kroːŋ, *koːŋ |
虹 | *kroːŋs, *koːŋs, *ɡoːŋ |
腔 | *kʰroːŋ |
崆 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ |
羫 | *kʰroːŋ |
控 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋs |
椌 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ |
悾 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs |
跫 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoŋ, *ɡoŋ |
啌 | *qʰroːŋ |
谾 | *qʰroːŋ, *qʰoːŋ |
舡 | *qʰroːŋ |
缻 | *ɡroːŋ |
項 | *ɡroːŋʔ |
屸 | *ɡ·roːŋ |
功 | *koːŋ |
工 | *koːŋ |
疘 | *koːŋ |
魟 | *koːŋ, *qʰoːŋ, *ɡoːŋ |
攻 | *koːŋ, *kuːŋ |
愩 | *koːŋ |
碽 | *koːŋ |
貢 | *koːŋs |
羾 | *koːŋs |
空 | *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs |
箜 | *kʰoːŋ |
硿 | *kʰoːŋ |
埪 | *kʰoːŋ |
鵼 | *kʰoːŋ |
倥 | *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋʔ, *kʰoːŋs |
鞚 | *kʰoːŋs |
叿 | *qʰoːŋ |
嗊 | *qʰoːŋʔ |
訌 | *ɡoːŋ |
紅 | *ɡoːŋ |
仜 | *ɡoːŋ |
葒 | *ɡoːŋ |
渱 | *ɡoːŋ |
鴻 | *ɡoːŋ, *ɡoːŋʔ |
汞 | *ɡoːŋʔ |
澒 | *ɡoːŋʔ |
鞏 | *koŋʔ |
巩 | *koŋʔ |
銎 | *kʰoŋ, *qʰoŋ |
恐 | *kʰoŋʔ, *kʰoŋs |
蛩 | *ɡoŋ |
筇 | *ɡoŋ |
桏 | *ɡoŋ |
邛 | *ɡoŋ |
Pictogram (象形) – a bladed tool.
Etymology 1
An area word; compare Burmese ခိုင်း (hkuing:, “to order or ask someone to do something”), Old Mon kloñ (kloɲ, “to work”), Old Mon klon (klon, “to have charge of cultivation”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Cognate with 功 (OC *koːŋ, “merit; achievement”), 攻 (OC *koːŋ, *kuːŋ, “to attack”). The senses evolved in the following manner: 工 (“work artisan”) > 功 (“merit; achievement”) > 攻 (“to attack”) (ibid.).
Pronunciation
Definitions
工
- labour; work (Classifier: 份 c)
- 工作 ― gōngzuò ― work
- 罷工/罢工 ― bàgōng ― to strike
- 偷工減料/偷工减料 ― tōugōngjiǎnliào ― to do shoddy work and use inferior materials
- (regional or dialectal, including Southeast Asia) work; job; profession (Classifier: 份 c)
- 你做什麼工?/你做什么工? ― Nǐ zuò shénme gōng? ― What is your job?
- 你失咗業咁耐,仲唔快啲搵返份工! [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 開放詞典 [Kaifang Cidian]
- nei5 sat1 zo2 jip6 gam3 noi6, zung6 m4 faai3 di1 wan2 faan1 fan6 gung1! [Jyutping]
- It's been a while since you lost your job; you need to find a new job soon!
你失咗业咁耐,仲唔快啲揾返份工! [Cantonese, simp.]
- (Min Bei, Min Dong, Min Nan) working day; daytime; a day (24 hours)
- worker; laborer
- 女工 ― nǚgōng ― female worker
- 礦工/矿工 ― kuànggōng ― miner
- 陶瓷工 ― táocígōng ― potter
- 工農/工农 ― gōngnóng ― workers and peasants
- man-day
- construction
- 工地 ― gōngdì ― construction site
- 竣工 ― jùngōng ― to finish construction
- industry
- 化工 ― huàgōng ― chemical industry
- engineer
- skill; technique
- to be good at; to be skilled in
- 昔者舜工於使人,造父工於使馬。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Han shi waizhuan, 1nd century BCE
- Xīzhě Shùn gōng yú shǐ rén, Zàofù gōng yú shǐ mǎ. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
昔者舜工于使人,造父工于使马。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- delicate; exquisite; fine
- 工巧 ― gōngqiǎo ― delicate; exquisite
Synonyms
- (time period):
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 日 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 日, 天 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 天 |
Taiwan | 天 | |
Wanrong | 天 | |
Ürümqi | 天 | |
Chengdu | 天 | |
Guiyang | 天 | |
Guilin | 天 | |
Liuzhou | 天 | |
Malaysia | 天 | |
Singapore | 天 | |
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 天 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 日 |
Hong Kong | 日 | |
Taishan | 日 | |
Taishan (Guanghai) | 日 | |
Guiping (Jintian) | 日 | |
Chongzuo (Laituan) | 天 | |
Fusui (Qujiu) | 日 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 日 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 日 | |
Mandalay (Taishan) | 日, 天 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 日 |
Lichuan | 日 | |
Pingxiang | 工, 日 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 日 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 日 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 日 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 日 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 日 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 日 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 日 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 日 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 天 |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 工 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 日, 工 |
Gutian | 工 | |
Pingnan | 工 | |
Fu'an | 工 | |
Ningde | 工 | |
Xiapu | 工 | |
Zherong | 工 | |
Shouning | 工 | |
Zhouning | 工 | |
Fuding | 工 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 日 |
Quanzhou | 日, 工 | |
Anxi | 工 | |
Yongchun | 日, 工 | |
Zhangzhou | 日 | |
Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 日 | |
Zhao'an | 日 | |
Dongshan | 日 | |
Taipei | 工, 日 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 工, 日 | |
Kaohsiung | 工, 日 | |
Yilan | 工, 日 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 工, 日 | |
Taichung | 日, 工 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 工 | |
Tainan | 工, 日 | |
Taitung | 日 | |
Hsinchu | 日, 工 | |
Kinmen | 工 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 工 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 日 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 工, 日 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 日 | |
Datian | 工 | |
Pingnan (Pingtian) | 日 | |
Guilin (Biyange) | 日 | |
Chaozhou | 日 | |
Shantou | 日 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 日 | |
Haikou | 日 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 日 | |
Puxian Min | Putian | 工, 日 |
Putian (Donghai) | 工 | |
Putian (Jiangkou) | 日 | |
Putian (Nanri) | 工 | |
Xianyou | 工 | |
Xianyou (Fengting) | 工 | |
Xianyou (Youyang) | 工 | |
Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dabu) | 日 |
Guilin (Wutong, Lingui) | 日 | |
Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui) | 日 | |
Lingchuan (Sanjie) | 日 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 日, 天 |
Hangzhou | 日 | |
Ningbo | 日 | |
Wenzhou | 日 | |
Jinhua | 日 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 天 |
- (work): 活 (huó), 事 (shì), 工作 (gōngzuò)
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 職, 業 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 職業, 工作 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 工作 |
Singapore | 工, 工作 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 工 |
Hong Kong | 工 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 工 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 頭路 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 頭路 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 頭路 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 頭路 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 頭路 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 頭路 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 頭路, 工課, 穡路 |
Quanzhou | 頭路, 工課, 穡路 | |
Jinjiang | 頭路 | |
Zhangzhou | 頭路, 工課, 穡路 | |
Taipei | 頭路 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 頭路, 職業 | |
Kaohsiung | 工課, 頭路, 穡頭, 職業 | |
Yilan | 工課, 頭路, 職業 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 工課, 頭路, 職業 | |
Taichung | 頭路, 工課, 穡頭 | |
Tainan | 工課, 頭路, 穡頭, 職業 | |
Hsinchu | 頭路, 工課 | |
Kinmen | 頭路, 工課 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 工課 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 工課, 工 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 工, 頭路, 工課 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 頭路 | |
Jieyang | 工課 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 工, 工課 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 工 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 工作, 生活, 生意, 行當, 飯碗 figuratively, 飯碗頭 figuratively |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 生活, 營生 | |
Suzhou | 行當 | |
Danyang | 生活 | |
Ningbo | 生活, 行當 | |
Wenzhou | 行當 | |
Jinhua | 行當, 事幹, 生活 | |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
Compounds
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Etymology 2
simp. and trad. | 工 |
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Pronunciation
Definitions
工
- (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note mi (3).
- (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note mi (3).
Derived terms
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References
- “工”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- work, craft, art, skill
- workman, artisan
Readings
- Go-on: く (ku, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)
- Kun: たくみ (takumi, 工); たくむ (takumu, 工む); つかさ (tsukasa, 工); わざ (waza, 工)
Compounds
- 陶工 (tōkō)
Etymology
Kanji in this term |
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工 |
たくみ Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 工 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 工, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 工 (MC kuŋ).
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [공]
Hanja
Wikisource工 (eumhun 장인 공 (jang'in gong))
- Hanja form? of 공 (“master craftsman; master artisan”).
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
工: Hán Nôm readings: công, cong, côông, gồng, trong, cung
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