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Meaning of 公

Pinyin gōng

Radical

八

Strokes

Definition

just / honorable (designation) / public / common

Usage

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公 [gōng] 形 1. 正直无私，为大家利益: just, impartial, for the benefit of all. Examples: 公正 (just), 公心 (impartial heart), 大公无私 (selfless). 2. 共同的，大家承认的: common, universally acknowledged. Examples: 公理 (common principle), 公式 (public format), 公海 (high seas), 公制 (metric system). 3. 国家，社会，大众: state, society, the public. Examples: 公共 (public), 公安 (public security), 公众 (the masses), 公民 (citizen), 公论 (public opinion). 4. 让大家知道: make known, publicize. Examples: 公开 (make public), 公报 (official announcement), 公然 (openly). 5. 封建制度最高爵位: highest rank in feudal system. Examples: 三公 (three highest officials in ancient China), 公子 (noble son), 公主 (princess). 6. 敬辞，尊称男子: honorific term, respectful title for males. Examples: 海公 (Mr. Hai), 包公 (Mr. Bao), 诸公 (gentlemen). 7. 雄性的: male. Examples: 公母 (male and female), 公畜 (male livestock). 8. 对长辈和年老人的称呼: term of respect for elders. Examples: 公公 (father-in-law), 外公 (maternal grandfather). 9. 姓: surname. 名 1. 朝廷;国家: the court; the state. Examples: 公上 (the court; the government), 公币 (state currency), 公壤 (state-owned land), 公宪 (national constitution). 2. 君王: emperor. Examples: 公邑 (territory of the sovereign), 公王 (sovereign), 公府 (royal court), 公寝 (royal palace), 公庙 (royal shrine). 3. 公事;政府或机关的工作: official business. Examples: 公事人 (government official), 公见 (official meeting). 4. 古爵位名: duke. 5. 古代朝廷最高官位的通称: highest-ranking official; also refers to high-ranking officials in the court. Examples: 公卿 (high-ranking officials), 公族 (nobility). 6. 旧时对男性的长者或老人的尊称: reverence for older males. Examples: 张公 (Mr. Zhang), 公母 (a couple). 7. 通“翁”。父。又丈夫的父亲: father, husband’s father—often used as a term of respect. 8. 长本人两辈的男性亲属: male relatives two generations higher. Examples: 外公 (maternal grandfather), 舅公 (uncle). 9. 通“功”。劳绩，功绩: achievement, merit. 动公布，让众人知道: make known to; publish. Examples: 公之于世 (make public). 副 1. 公然;公开地: openly. Examples: 公讨 (public denunciation), 公言 (public opinion).

集团公司 jí tuán gōng sī

group company

分公司 fēn gōng sī

subsidiary company / branch office

子公司 zǐ gōng sī

subsidiary company / subsidiary corporation

总公司 zǒng gōng sī

parent company / head office

跨国公司 kuà guó gōng sī

transnational corporation / multinational corporation

中山公园 Zhōng shān Gōng yuán

Zhongshan Park, the name of numerous parks in China, honoring Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1]

公主坟 gōng zhǔ fén

Princess grave

公孙 Gōng sūn

two-character surname Gongsun

公墓 gōng mù

public cemetery

公寓 gōng yù

apartment building / block of flats / CL:套[tao4]

原始公社 yuán shǐ gōng shè

primitive commune

公婆 gōng pó

husband's parents / parents-in-law

公厕 gōng cè

public toilet

公厘 gōng lí

millimeter

公勤 gōng qín

Public service

千公顷 qiān gōng qǐng

Thousand hectares

公孙谷主 gōng sūn gǔ zhǔ

Gongsun Guzhu

公帑 gōng tǎng

public money / public fund

宦门公子 huàn mén gōng zi

Eunuch

公寓楼 gōng yù lóu

apartment building / CL:座[zuo4]

公寓式 gōng yù shì

Apartment style

公尺 gōng chǐ

meter (unit of length)

公差 gōng chāi

official errand / bailiff in a yamen

公平 gōng píng

fair / impartial

公式 gōng shì

formula

办公 bàn gōng

to handle official business / to work (esp. in an office)

办公厅 bàn gōng tīng

general office

办公楼 bàn gōng lóu

office building / CL:座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

公务员 gōng wù yuán

functionary / office-bearer

公务 gōng wù

official business

公凸 gōng tū

Convex

公函 gōng hán

official letter

愚公移山 yú gōng yí shān

the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way

公愤 gōng fèn

public anger / popular indignation

公报 gōng bào

announcement / bulletin / communique

搜狐公司 sōu hú gōng sī

SOHU

公民 gōng mín

citizen

公里 gōng lǐ

kilometer

有限公司 yǒu xiàn gōng sī

limited company / corporation

公路 gōng lù

highway / road / CL:條|条[tiao2]

公开 gōng kāi

public / to publish / to make public

公布 gōng bù

to announce / to make public / to publish

办公室 bàn gōng shì

office / business premises / bureau / CL:間|间[jian1]

公园 gōng yuán

park (for public recreation) / CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]

公斤 gōng jīn

kilogram (kg)

公共 gōng gòng

public / common / communal

平方公里 píng fāng gōng lǐ

square kilometer

高速公路 gāo sù gōng lù

expressway / highway / freeway

公安 gōng ān

(Ministry of) Public Security / public safety / public security

公告 gōng gào

post / announcement

拉雪兹神父公墓 lā xuě zī shén fù gōng mù

Father Lachaise Cemetery

万公斤 wàn gōng jīn

Ten thousand kilograms

公映 gōng yìng

public screening (of a movie)

公告栏 gōng gào lán

bulletin board / notice board

公案 gōng àn

judge's desk / complex legal case / contentious issue / koan (Zen Buddhism)

办公桌 bàn gōng zhuō

desk / bureau / office table

公路桥 gōng lù qiáo

highway bridge

梢公 shāo gōng

variant of 艄公[shao1 gong1]

有失公允 yǒu shī gōng yǔn

Unfair

公元 gōng yuán

CE (Common Era) / Christian Era / AD (Anno Domini)

公元前 gōng yuán qián

BCE (before the Common Era) / BC (before Christ)

公债 gōng zhài

government bond

公款 gōng kuǎn

public money

因公殉职 yīn gōng xùn zhí

to die as in the line of duty (idiom)

湄公河 Méi gōng Hé

Mekong River

意在沛公 yì zài pèi gōng

Intention to Peigong

公爵 gōng jué

duke / dukedom

公估 gōng gū

loss adjusting

公使 gōng shǐ

minister / diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations

股份公司 gǔ fèn gōng sī

joint-stock company

公司 gōng sī

(business) company / company / firm / corporation / incorporated / CL:家[jia1]

公众 gōng zhòng

public

公众网 gōng zhòng wǎng

public network

公众股 gōng zhòng gǔ

Public shares

公爹 gōng diē

husband's father

公牛 gōng niú

bull

令狐公子 líng hú gōng zi

Young Master Linghu

猎头公司 liè tóu gōng sī

head-hunting company

公益 gōng yì

public good / public welfare

公社 gōng shè

commune

公祭 gōng jì

public memorial service

公私 gōng sī

public and private (interests, initiative etc)

秉公 bǐng gōng

justly / impartially

秉公执法 bǐng gōng zhí fǎ

enforcing the law impartially

亿公顷 yì gōng qǐng

Billion hectares

公仆 gōng pú

public servant / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

公仔 gōng zǎi

doll / cuddly toy

公积金 gōng jī jīn

official reserves / accumulated fund

对簿公堂 duì bù gōng táng

public courtroom accusation (idiom) / legal confrontation / to take sb to court / to sue

公约 gōng yuē

convention (i.e. international agreement)

公路网 gōng lù wǎng

road network

高速公路网 gāo sù gōng lù wǎng

expressway network

行政公署 xíng zhèng gōng shǔ

administrative office

公署 gōng shǔ

government office

专员公署 zhuān yuán gōng shǔ

Commissioner's office

公职 gōng zhí

civil service / public office / government job

艄公 shāo gōng

helmsman / boatman

公侯 gōng hóu

Prince

公主 gōng zhǔ

princess

万公顷 wàn gōng qǐng

Ten thousand hectares