Mnemonic comic for 功

Translation

go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1: meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics)

Mnemonic

Gitta Giraffe (gu) practices her Kung Fu skills (功) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) with a sparring robot made out of steel beams (工). The robot is programmed to fight Kung Fu (功), but Gitta Giraffe's Kung Fu is better: she hits the robots power button (力) and turns it off.

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功 character breakdown

功
- 力
  - 丿
  - ㇆
    - 一
    - 亅
- 工
  - 丨
  - 二
    - 一

lì = li + Ø4

power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

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go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1

work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor

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Characters with 功 as component

功 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 功

contribution / meritorious service / credit

to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain

merit / efficacy / competence / skill / power

see 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5]

achievement / meritorious deed / contributions (for the good of society)

one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)

half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine

utility

utilitarianism

scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory

to act (in opera) / stage business

position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune

success at one go / to succeed at the first attempt

to succeed or die trying (idiom)

,

lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach

twice the effort for half the result

to practice (work skills)

optical power

decree

effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)

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