Pinyin "gong1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "gong1" is split up into two parts: "gu" and "(e)ng1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "gu"

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng1"

In front of the engine.

Characters pronounced gong1

work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor
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meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics)
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a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)
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body (of a human, esp. the torso) / to bow / (literary) oneself; personally
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palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale
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public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
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to attack / to accuse / to study
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old variant of 肱[gong1]
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big / cup made of horn / horn wine container
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