The Chinese Radical: 公


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Meaning
public    公

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 2
public, collectively owned, common, male (animal)
gōng
Eight , nose (a nose in side view)
Eight noses stand for the public.
JLPT HSK 4
loose, to loosen, to relax, pine (=tree)
sōng
Left: tree , right: public (Eight noses form the public.)
A tree for the public is the pine tree.
JLPT HSK 6
litigation, lawsuit, legal dispute/case
sòng
Left: word /, right: public (eight noses form the public.)
Words are publicly disputed: in a litigation.
JLPT HSK 6
to praise, ode, bless, eulogy
sòng
Left: public (Eight noses form the public.), right: page, leaf, head 页/ (head with shoulders and eyebrows )
Publically his (fore-)head shall be praised.
JLPT no HSK
onomat. buzz (of bees), hum, drone
wēng
Left: mouth , right: elderly man 翁 (Publicly wearing wings is sth. for elderly men)
(A sound) as if from a mouth, gets public by the wings, when: buzzing.
JLPT no HSK
elderly man, father
wēng
Top: public (eight noses form public), below: wings
Publicly wearing wings is sth. for elderly men.
JLPT no HSK
earthen jar, pottery container for water/wine, urn
wèng
Top: public (eight noses form public), bottom: roof tile (image of interhooked tiles; here: symbol for earthenware)
It is for the 'eight noses' and earthenware: the jar.

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