Memory phrase for the Kanji: 空


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Meaning

sky, empty, air, in vain, vacant

Pronunciation

kōng, kòng

Explanation

Top: hole, cavity (It is covered and a narrowing path leads into the cave.), bottom: to build, work

Mnemonic

When a hole is built (into the ceiling), the empty sky opens.

Radicals

cave
work, to buildCross sectionial view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
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Vocabulary

 天空  tiān kōng  sky
 空旷  kōng kuàng  spacious and empty; void
 空跑一趟  kōng pǎo yī tàng  to make a journey for nothing
 万人空巷  wàn rén kōng xiàng  the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate); the whole town turns out
 挖空心思  wā kōng xīn si  to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
 空闲  kòng xián  idle; free time; leisure
 空洞  kōng dòng  cavity; empty; vacuous
 空穴  kòng xué  electron hole
 上空  shàng kōng  overhead; in the sky
 空隙  kòng xì  crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events
 空前  kōng qián  unprecedented
 空前  kōng qián  

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