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The Radical: 公
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Hanzi-Trainer
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public 公
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Used in these Kanji:
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公
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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public, collectively owned, common, male (animal)
gōng Eight 八, nose 厶 (a nose in side view)
Eight noses stand for the public.
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公
八
厶
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松
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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loose, to loosen, to relax, pine (=tree)
sōng Left: tree 木, right: public 公 (Eight 八 noses 厶 form the public.)
A tree for the public is the pine tree.
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木
公
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讼
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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litigation, lawsuit, legal dispute/case
sòng Left: word 讠/言, right: public 公 (eight 八 noses 厶 form the public.)
Words are publicly disputed: in a litigation.
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讠
公
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颂
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to praise, ode, bless, eulogy
sòng Left: public 公 (Eight 八 noses 厶 form the public.), right: page, leaf, head 页/頁 (head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
Publically his (fore-)head shall be praised.
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公
頁
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嗡
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JLPT no HSK |
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onomat. buzz (of bees), hum, drone
wēng Left: mouth 口, right: elderly man 翁 (Publicly 公 wearing wings 羽 is sth. for elderly men)
(A sound) as if from a mouth, gets public by the wings, when: buzzing.
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口
公
羽
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翁
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JLPT no HSK |
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elderly man, father
wēng Top: public 公 (eight 八 noses 厶 form public), below: wings 羽
Publicly wearing wings is sth. for elderly men.
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公
羽
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瓮
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JLPT no HSK |
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earthen jar, pottery container for water/wine, urn
wèng Top: public 公 (eight 八 noses 厶 form public), bottom: roof tile 瓦 (image of interhooked tiles; here: symbol for earthenware)
It is for the 'eight noses' and earthenware: the jar.
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公
瓦
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