공

공 U+ACF5, 공 HANGUL SYLLABLE GONG Composition: ㄱ + ㅗ + ㅇ ← 곴 [U+ACF4] Hangul Syllables 곶 → [U+ACF6]

고곡곢곣곤곥곦 곧골곩곪곫곬곭 곮곯곰곱곲곳곴 공곶곷곸곹곺곻
계 ←	→ 과

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞(ː)ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most 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 2

Sino-Korean word from 空

Pronunciation

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

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

Numeral

Korean numbers ^(edit)

	0	1  →
Sino-Korean: 영 (yeong), 령 (ryeong), 공 (gong) (as digit, not number)     Hanja: 零, 空

공 • (gong)

1. digit zero, oh

Related terms

• 영 (零, yeong)
• 빵 (ppang)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

공 • (gong)

1. gong

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 公

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

공 • (gong)

1. public affairs

Etymology 5

Syllable

공 (gong)

1. 工:

   (MC reading: 工 (MC kuŋ))

2. 公:

   (MC reading: 公 (MC kuŋ))

3. 共:

   (MC reading: 共 (MC kɨoŋ, ɡɨoŋ^H))

4. 空:

   (MC reading: 空 (MC kʰuŋ, kʰuŋ^H))

5. 孔:

   (MC reading: 孔 (MC kʰuŋ^X))

6. 功:

   (MC reading: 功 (MC kuŋ))

7. 供:

   (MC reading: 供 (MC kɨoŋ, kɨoŋ^H))

8. 恭:

   (MC reading: 恭 (MC kɨoŋ))

9. 拱:

   (MC reading: 拱 (MC kɨoŋ^X))

10. 貢:

    (MC reading: 貢 (MC kuŋ^H))

11. 恐:

    (MC reading: 恐 (MC kʰɨoŋ^X, kʰɨoŋ^H))

12. 控:

    (MC reading: 控 (MC kʰˠʌŋ, kʰuŋ^H))

13. 珙:

    (MC reading: 珙 (MC kɨoŋ, kɨoŋ^X))

14. 蚣:

    (MC reading: 蚣 (MC kuŋ, t͡ɕɨoŋ))

15. 鞏:

    (MC reading: 鞏 (MC kɨoŋ^X))

16. 龔:

    (MC reading: 龔 (MC kɨoŋ))