Chinese Character 功 Meanings and components.

Form

功

Meaning

功 meaning[3] in English

Meritorious Deed Or Service.

Achievement.

Result.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 功 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are work (工) , and surname Li (力)

Its radical[1] is: 力 (li4) which means: Surname Li, .力li4surname Li

In cangjie it is written with MKS

How to write 功

To write功gong1meritorious deed … you should write a combination of 工gong1work , 力li4surname Li arranged in a 吅 shape:

工 + 力 = 功

功 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 功 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 功, looks as follow:

功
Pinyin:gong1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Meritorious Deed Or Service . Achievement . Result . Service . Accomplishment . Work (Physics)
工
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Work . Worker . Skill . Profession . Trade . Craft . Labor
力
Pinyin:li4
Meaning[3]: Surname Li

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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