公 in English gong1 Meaning

Meanings

• public
• collectively owned
• common
• international (for example: 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)

Pinyin

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Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

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