具
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tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
- HSK 3.0
- Level 3
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 八 +6
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 具
- Common rank
- #786
- Unicode
- U+5177
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 具
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交通工具 | means of transportation; vehicle | |
| 大道具 | (theater) set prop (desk, chairs etc) | |
| 具体化 | to concretize | |
| 工具人 | (neologism, attested by 2010) (slang) a person used by sb as a means to an end | |
| 小道具 | (theater) hand prop (wine glass, pistol etc) | |
| 差生文具多 | (neologism, attested by 2021) underachieving students tend to buy lots of stationery; (fig… | |
| 工具机 | machine tool | |
| 工具书 | reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc) | |
| 别具一格 | having a unique or distinctive style | |
| 具体而微 | miniature; scaled-down; forming a microcosm | |
| 文具商 | stationer | |
| 防毒面具 | gas mask | |
| 工具条 | toolbar (in computer software) | |
| 具尔 | (archaic) brother | |
| 马具 | harness | |
| 家具 | furniture; CL:件[jian4],套[tao4] | |
| 道具服 | costume | |
| 具有 | to have; to possess | |
| 具体 | concrete; specific; detailed | |
| 具体到 | to embody into; to apply to; to take the shape of; specific to |
Sound family
These characters use 具 as their sound component — compare how they read.