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工

gōng
noun #2,246

Meanings

  1. 1 work; worker
  2. 2 craft; skill; industry

Examples

他在工厂工作。
Tā zài gōngchǎng gōngzuò.
He works in a factory.
工人们很辛苦。
Gōngrénmen hěn xīnkǔ.
The workers work very hard.
这个工程很大。
Zhège gōngchéng hěn dà.
This project is very large.

Tips

memory
工 looks like a carpenter's square tool — representing work and craft. Core compounds: 工作 (work), 工人 (worker), 工厂 (factory), 工程 (engineering/project), 工资 (salary).

Stroke Order

工 gōng