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gòng = gu + (e)ng4
common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
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How to pronounce 共

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)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

共 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
jǐng = ji + (e)ng3
a well / CL:口[kou3] / neat / orderly
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= b + a1
eight; 8
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廿
niàn = ni + an4
twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions / also written using banker's character 念
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gǒng = gu + (e)ng3
hands joined
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Characters with 共 as component

hōng = hu + (e)ng1
to bake / to heat by fire / to set off by contrast
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hǒng = hu + (e)ng3
to deceive / to coax / to amuse (a child)
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hōng = hu + (e)ng1
roar of laughter (onom.) / hubbub / to roar (as a crowd)
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Words with 共

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common / joint / jointly / together / collaborative
public; common; communal
public / common / communal

Sentences with 共

共 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gòng

common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party

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