gōng = gu + (e)ng1
meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics)
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How to pronounce 功

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

功 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= li + Ø4
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
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gōng = 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.
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Words with 功

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success / to succeed / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]
Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort

Sentences with 功

nín
de
gōng
láo
xiǎo
a

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gōng

meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics)

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