贡
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to offer tribute; tribute; gifts
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 貝 +3
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 貢
- Common rank
- #1,632
- Unicode
- U+8D21
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Formation & memory
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Words with 贡
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贡山独龙族怒族自治县 | Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County, in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[N… | |
| 贡山县 | see 貢山獨龍族怒族自治縣|贡山独龙族怒族自治县[Gong4 shan1 Du2 long2 zu2 Nu4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] | |
| 自贡市 | Zigong, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3] | |
| 贡多拉 | (loanword) gondola (Venetian canal boat) | |
| 福贡县 | Fugong, a county in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 Zi4… | |
| 贡都拉 | see 貢多拉|贡多拉[gong4 duo1 la1] | |
| 子贡 | Zi Gong or Duanmu Ci 端木賜|端木赐[Duan1 mu4 Ci4] (520 BC-), disciple of Confucius | |
| 贡山 | see 貢山獨龍族怒族自治縣|贡山独龙族怒族自治县[Gong4 shan1 Du2 long2 zu2 Nu4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] | |
| 贡国 | tributary state of China (old) | |
| 贡生 | candidate for the Imperial Examination proposed by a tributary state | |
| 自贡 | see 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4] | |
| 章贡区 | Zhanggong, a district of Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi | |
| 贡井区 | Gongjing, a district of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4], Sichuan | |
| 上贡 | to present tribute (to a suzerain, the emperor etc) | |
| 西贡 | Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam; Sai Kung town in New Territories, Hong Kong | |
| 贡物 | tribute | |
| 左贡县 | Zogang, a county in Chamdo City 昌都市[Chang1 du1 Shi4], Tibet | |
| 贡布 | Kampot, town in Cambodia, capital of Kampot Province | |
| 贡觉县 | Gonjo, a county in Chamdo City 昌都市[Chang1 du1 Shi4], Tibet | |
| 理论贡献 | theoretical contribution |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 工 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工 sound part | labor, work; laborer, worker | |
| 红 | red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular | |
| 空 | hollow, empty, deserted, bare | |
| 江 | large river; the Yangtze; surname | |
| 经 | the classics; to experience, to undergo | |
| 轻 | light, gentle; simple, easy | |
| 径 | path, diameter; straight, direct | |
| 攻 | to accuse; to assault; to criticize | |
| 项 | neck, nape; item; a term in an equation | |
| 氢 | ammonia | |
| 虹 | rainbow | |
| 缸 | earthen jug, crock, cistern | |
| 肛 | anus | |
| 巩 | to bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong | |
| 汞 | mercury (element) | |
| 邛 | mound; in distress | |
| 豇 | kidney bean; black-eyed pea | |
| 仝 | together, same; surname | |
| 巠 | underground river; flowing water |