Chinese mnemonics and annotator
Matthews
Compositions
Explanation of characters by Herbert A. Giles
| 公 |
Kung is said to be composed of 八 pa the back turned on 厶 ssŭ private interests; hence to divide evenly, just, public-spirited, which would be the correct attitude for the ruler of a State. |
Chinese-English (CC-CEDICT)
公
gōng
public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)/make public/fair/just/Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]/honorable (gentlemen)/father-in-law/male (animal)
Phrases ending with the given character
主zhǔ
人rén
公gōng
hero (of a novel or film)/main protagonist
土tǔ
地dì
公gōng
Tudi Gong, the God of the earth
夏夏xià
黄黃huáng
公公gōng
Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author of ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
太tài
史shǐ
公gōng
Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]
宋sòng
襄xiāng
公gōng
Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
宗宗zōng
圣聖shèng
公公gōng
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
文wén
抄chāo
公gōng
plagiarist
晋晉jìn
文文wén
公公gōng
Duke Wen of Jin (697-628 BC, reigned 636-628 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
李李lǐ
卫衛wèi
公公gōng
Li Wei Gong/Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4]
东東dōng
王王wáng
公公gōng
Mu Kung or Tung Wang Kung, God of the Immortals (Taoism)
气氣qì
不不bù
公公gōng
indignant
秦qín
孝xiào
公gōng
Duke Xiao of Qin, 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], ruled 361-338 BC during the Warring States Period
秦qín
穆mù
公gōng
Duke Mu of Qin, the first substantial king of Qin (ruled 659-621 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
老lǎo
公gōng
公gong
old man/husband's father/father-in-law/court eunuch
老lǎo
太tài
公gōng
aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term)
胡hú
鄂è
公gōng
Hu Egong (1884-1951), Chinese revolutionary and politician
姜薑jiāng
太太tài
公公gōng
see Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
衍衍yǎn
圣聖shèng
公公gōng
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
黄黃huáng
石石shí
公公gōng
Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公[Xia4 Huang2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author
齐齊qí
桓桓huán
公公gōng
Duke Huan of Qi (reigned 685-643 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸