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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 .
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 , 㠮
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
Kangxi Dictionary: 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
Old Chinese
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 to plow the ground to mark a border. As an alternative, a carpenter's square; according to the second interpretation, the character is related to the original meaning of 巨 .
Unrelated to 巠 > 𢀖 and 壬 .
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.).
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : gōng (gong1 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄍㄨㄥ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : gong1
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : гун (gun, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : gung1
(Dongguan , Jyutping++ ) : gung1
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : guung1
Gan (Wiktionary ) : gung1
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : kûng
(Hailu , HRS ) : gungˋ
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : gung1
Jin (Wiktionary ) : gung1
Northern Min (KCR ) : gó̤ng
Eastern Min (BUC ) : gĕ̤ng / gŭng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): gang1 / gorng1
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : kong / kang / khang
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : gang1 / gong1
(Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin ) : gang1 / gong1
Southern Pinghua (Nanning , Jyutping++ ) : goeng1
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 1 kon
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : gong1
Note :
gĕ̤ng - vernacular;
gŭng - literary.
Note :
gang1 - vernacular;
gorng1 - literary.
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Hui'an , Zhangpu , General Taiwanese )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Hui'an , Zhangpu , General Taiwanese , Singapore , Philippines )
(Hokkien : General Taiwanese , Xiamen , Zhangzhou )
Note :
kong - literary;
kang - vernacular;
khang - vernacular (in 工課 ).
Note : gong1 - one of the symbols in Gongchepu.
(Leizhou )
Leizhou Pinyin : gang1 / gong1
Sinological IPA : /kaŋ³⁵/, /kɔŋ³⁵/
Note :
gang1 - vernacular;
gong1 - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
工
工
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
gōng
gōng
Middle Chinese
‹ kuwng ›
‹ kuwng ›
Old Chinese
/*kˁoŋ/
/*kˁoŋ/
English
officer
work
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
工
Reading #
1/1
No.
4022
Phonetic component
工
Rime group
東
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
公
Old Chinese
/*koːŋ/
工
labour ; work (Classifier : 份 c )
工 作 ― gōng zuò ― work
罷工 / 罢工 ― bàgōng ― to strike
偷工 減料 / 偷工 减料 ― tōugōng jiǎnliào ― 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. ] 你 失 咗 业 咁 耐 ,仲 唔 快 啲 揾 返 份 工 ! [Cantonese , simp. ] From: 開放詞典 / 开放词典 [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!
( Northern Min , Eastern Min , Southern Min ) working day ; daytime ; a day (24 hours)
worker ; labourer
女工 ― nǚgōng ― female worker
礦工 / 矿工 ― kuànggōng ― miner
陶瓷工 ― táocígōng ― potter
工 農/ 工 农 ― gōng nóng ― workers and peasants
man-day
construction
工 地 ― gōng dì ― 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
delicate ; exquisite ; fine
工 巧 ― gōng qiǎo ― delicate; exquisite
Dialectal synonyms of
天 (“day (24 hours)”)
[map]
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
日
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
日 , 天
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
天
Taiwan
天
Malaysia
天
Singapore
天
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
天
Central Plains Mandarin
Wanrong
天
Lanyin Mandarin
Ürümqi
天
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
天
Guiyang
天
Guilin
天
Liuzhou
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
Northern Min
Jian'ou
工
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
日 , 工
Gutian
工
Pingnan
工
Fu'an
工
Ningde
工
Xiapu
工
Zherong
工
Shouning
工
Zhouning
工
Fuding
工
Southern Min
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, Chengxiang)
工
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
日
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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
天 , 日 , 日天
Suzhou
日
Hangzhou
日
Ningbo
日
Wenzhou
日
Jinhua
日
Xiang
Changsha
天
( work ) : 活 (huó ), 事 (shì ), 工作 (gōngzuò )
Dialectal synonyms of
職業 (“job; occupation; profession”)
[map]
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
職 , 業
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
職業 , 工作
Northeastern 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
Southern Min
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
工
( music ) Kunqu gongche notation for the note mi (3).
( music ) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note mi (3).
工
(Second grade kyōiku kanji )
work , craft , art , skill
workman , artisan
For pronunciation and definitions of 工 – see the following entry.
(This term, 工 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
From Middle Chinese 工 (MC kuwng ).
Wikisource
工 (eumhun 장인 공 ( jang'in gong ) )
hanja form? of 공 ( “ master craftsman ; master artisan ” )
Compounds
가공 (加工 , gagong )
공구 (工具 , gonggu )
공단 (工團 , gongdan )
공방 (工房 , gongbang )
공부 (工夫 , gongbu )
공사 (工事 , gongsa )
공업 (工業 , gong'eop )
공예 (工藝 , gong'ye )
공작 (工作 , gongjak )
공장 (工場 , gongjang )
공학 (工學 , gonghak )
목공 (木工 , mokgong )
사공 (沙工 /砂工 , sagong )
인공 (人工 , in'gong )
준공 (竣工 , jun'gong )
공정 (工程 , gongjeong )
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 . [2]
工 : Hán Nôm readings: công , cong , côông , gồng , trong , cung
chữ Hán form of công ( “ work ; worker ” ) .