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work, to build 工
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工
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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work, worker, skill,profession, craft
gōng
Cross sectionial view of a H-steel beam as symbol for: work.
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工
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红
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red, bonus, popular, revolutionary
hóng Left: thread 纟/糸, right: work(er) 工
(Construction sites have red tapes to cordon off hazardous areas:) The thread of the worker is red.
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糸
工
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左
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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left, unorthodox
zuǒ Left: hand /彐, right: build, work 工 (image of a carpenter's square)
The hand that assists, (=supports with the carpenter's square) is the left.
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左
工
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差
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difference, discrepancy, lack
chā, chà, chāi, cī Top: sheep 羊 with a bent leg ノ, below: craftsman, construction 工
A sheep with a bent leg and a craftsman: what a difference!
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羊
差
工
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空
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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sky, empty, air, in vain, vacant
kōng, kòng Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), bottom: to build, work 工
When a hole is built (into the ceiling), the empty sky opens.
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穴
工
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江
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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big river, stream
jiāng Left: water 氵, right: craftsman 工
(Many cities are located at this river) The 'water', where it is worked, is the: Yangtze (= 长 江).
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氵
工
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巧
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skillful, opportunely, coincidentally, timely
qiǎo Left: craftsman 工, right: seaweed 丂
The craftsman works the seaweed: skillfully.
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工
丂
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卫
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to guard, protect, defend, hygiene
wèi Image of work/worker 工 with a hanging arm
We can use the worker with the hanging arm only for: guarding.
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工
卩
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功
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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achievement, meritorious, result, accomplishment
gōng Left: craftsman 工, right: strength/effort 力
A craftsman with strength fulfills: achievements.
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工
力
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贡
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to offer tribute, contribute, gifts
gòng Top: work 工, bottom: money 贝/貝
Either with work or money you have to pay your tribute.
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工
贝
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控
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to accuse, to charge, to control, to sue
kòng Left: hand 扌, right: sky 空 (... appears, where a hole 穴 is built 工 in.)
The hand, that built the hole, should be: accused.
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扌
穴
工
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项
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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back of neck, item, thing, term sum (of money), projects
xiàng Left: construct 工 (here: image of a neck with: head 一, neck | and shoulders 一), right: page, leaf ( 页/頁= head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
The neck with the head stands for neck or projects.
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工
頁
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虹
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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rainbow
hóng, jiàng Left: insect 虫, right: craftsman/build 工
Insects actually build the rainbow?
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虫
工
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腔
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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cavity of body, compartment, tune, melody, speak out
qiāng Left:body part 月/肉, right: sky, empty 空 (... appears, where a hole 穴 is built 工 in.)
The body parts where sth. empty was built in, are the body's cavities.
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肉
穴
工
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毁
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to destroy (by fire), to damage, to defame, slander
huǐ Left: mortar: 臼 (here: destroyed sun 日), work(er) 工, right: 殳 (battle axe in a hand 又)
The sunlike container was taken by the worker with the battle axe in the hand and destroyed.
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臼
工
殳
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攻
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to attack, to accuse, to study
gōng Left: craftsman 工, right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)
A craftsman strikes back when he is attacked.
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工
攴
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巩
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solid, to secure, to consolidate
gǒng Left: work, build 工, right: usually 凡 (A table 机/几 with a scratch 丶 is common.)
A worker makes a table usually: solid!
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工
凡
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扛
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carry on one's shoulder, to raise aloft with both hands
gāng, káng Left: hand 扌, right: work(er) 工
By hand, the worker has to carry on his shoulders.
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扌
工
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窍
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intelligence, opening, trick/key
qiào Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), below: skilled 巧 (The craftsman 工 works the seaweed 丂 skillfully.)
Whoever builds his cave skillfully, is intelligent.
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穴
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丂
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杠
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carrying pole, horizontal bar, lever, crowbar
gàng Left: tree 木, right: build 工
Wood serves at construction /building as a: carrying pole.
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木
工
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诬
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to accuse falsely, false evidence, trap
wū Left: word 讠/言, right: witch 巫 (She's doing the work 工 of two persons 从: This witch! - cf. squeeze 夹)
The words of a witch are false accusations. OR: Words that squeeze-in 夹 are: false accusations.
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讠
从
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夹
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鸿
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JLPT no HSK |
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eastern bean goose, great, letter/mail
hóng Left: big river 江 (= The water 氵where it is built 工), right: bird 鸟/鳥
At the big river is this bird: the large bean goose.
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氵
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鳥
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巫
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witch, wizard, shaman
wū Outside: two persons 从, inside: work 工
It seems, that she is doing the work of two persons: The witch.
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从
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夹
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缸
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jar, vat, classifier for loads of laundry
gāng Left: can 缶 (lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵), right: work(er) 工
A 'can' built by a worker is a jar.
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缶
工
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匠
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JLPT no HSK |
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craftsman
jiàng Outside: box 匚 (simplified from: to work 工), inside: axe 斤
In the box is the axe of the craftsman.
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匚
工
斤
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肛
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JLPT no HSK |
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anus
gāng Left: body part 月/肉, right: to work 工
The body part that needs to work is the: anus?
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肉
工
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汞
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mercury (chemistry)
gǒng Top: build, work 工, bottom: water 水
It's built like water: mercury.
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工
水
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