공

공 U+ACF5, 공 HANGUL SYLLABLE GONG Composition: ㄱ + ㅗ + ㅇ Dubeolsik input: r-h-d ← 곴 [U+ACF4] Hangul Syllables 곶 → [U+ACF6]

Korean

Etymology 1

고곡곢곣곤곥곦 곧골곩곪곫곬곭 곮곯곰곱곲곳곴 공곶곷곸곹곺곻
계 ←	→ 과

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [공]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gong
McCune–Reischauer?	kong
Yale Romanization?	kong

Syllable

공 • (gong)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅗ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞(ː)ŋ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [공(ː)]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gong
McCune–Reischauer?	kong
Yale Romanization?	kōng

Noun

공 • (gong)

1. ball

See also

• 구 (球, gu)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 空

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [공]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gong
McCune–Reischauer?	kong
Yale Romanization?	kong

Numeral

Korean numbers ^(edit)

	0	1  →
Sino-Korean: 공 (gong), 영 (yeong), 령 (ryeong)     Hanja: 空, 零

공 • (gong or McCune-Reischauer: kong)

1. digit zero, oh

Related terms

• 영 (零, yeong)
• 빵 (ppang)

Etymology 4

Euro-Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [공]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gong
McCune–Reischauer?	kong
Yale Romanization?	kong

Noun

공 • (gong)

1. gong

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 公

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [공]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gong
McCune–Reischauer?	kong
Yale Romanization?	kong

Noun

공 • (gong)

1. public affairs

Syllable

공 • (gong or McCune-Reischauer: kong)

1. 工, 公, 共, 空, 孔, 功, 供, 恭, 拱, 貢, 恐, 控, 珙, 蚣, 鞏, 龔