| 公 | 1077B50 80.93 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄍㄨㄥ [gong1] | ||
| N. | (1) Public affairs: 辦公 attend to official duties; 公務 [gong1wu4], 公事[gong1shi4]2, 公家 [gong1jia1]↓. (2) Office for the transaction of official business: 公門[gong1men2]↓. (3) (AC) grand councillor or grand duke: 三公 the three offices of 太師，太傅，太保 or 大司馬，大司徒，大司空：一國三公 divided counsel, a house divided against itself; 公卿 [gong1qing1]↓. (4) (AC) a duke (-dom): 公侯 dukes and marquises; 公爵 rank of duke. (5) A male person of superior rank: 太公 great-grandfather, grandfather, father; 公公 [gong1gong0]↓; 叔公 father's uncle; 舅公 grandmother's brother; 外公 maternal grandfather; 公婆 husband's parents; 老公公 (court.) granddad, Santa Claus or any old man; （某）公 one Mr. (So and so); 明公 (LL) you illustrious Sir; 相公 (a) (MC) court. address to prime minister; (b) (MC, coll.) a common young scholar; (c) formerly, a pederast; 相公堂子 house of pederasts. (6) A surname. | |||||
| V.t. | To share with: 公天下 (of statesmanship) take one's position as a public trust (lit., “share the country with the people”); 公諸同好 let others with same taste share (artistic or creative work). | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Fair and just: 大公無私 fair-minded, unselfish; 公正 gung-jehng, 公平 [gong1ping2]↓; 不公 unfair, unjust; 公道 [gong1dao4]↓; 公公道道 fair and square. (2) Belonging to the male sex: 公雞 a cock; 公牛 a bull; 公母 (倆) a male and a female, a couple; 公的 the male. (3) Belonging to the public, government-owned: 公園 [gong1yUan2]↓; 公物 public possessions; 公地 public land; 公款 public funds; 公產 public property; 公服 official dress; 公德 [gong1de2]↓; 公假 official leave of absence; 公債 [gong1zhai4], 公賣 [gong1mai4], 公憤[gong1fen4], 公意[gong1yi4]2↓. (4) Of a universal system, esp. metrical system: 公曆 [gong1li4]2, 公里 [gong1li3]1↓. | |||||
| Adv. | (1) Done or supported by the government: 公有 publicly owned; 公立 financed by the government, publicly established: 公立學校，公立醫院 public schools, hospitals. (2) Done by general consensus: 公推 chosen by acclamation; 公舉 elected by popular vote; 公攤 (of expenses) shared equally by all. | |||||
| Words | 1. 公案 [gong1an4], n., (1) office desks; (2) official business; (3) a much discussed issue, a standing problem, esp. in Zen Budd. 2. 公安 [gong1an1], n., public security; 公安局 police department. 3. 公保 [gong1bao3], n., government insurance for public servants. 4. 公報 [gong1bao4], n., government gazette. 5. 公倍數 [gong1bei4shu4], n., (math.) a common multiple. 6. 公便 [gong1bian4], adv. & n., (used in official documents) “for the benefit of all parties concerned”: 實為方便. 7. 公比 [gong1bi3], n., (math.) the common ratio. 8. 公秉 [gong1bing3], n., a kiloliter, see Appendix C. 9. 公布 [gong1bu4], adj., (also 公佈) (of laws or decrees) officially promulgated, publicly announced. 10. 公差 [gong1chai1], n., (1) a government messenger boy; public service; (2) ([gong1cha1]) (math.) the common difference; (econ.) remedy, tolerance of the mint. 11. 公娼 [gong1chang1], n., licensed prostitution: 公娼制度 ditto. 12. 公錢 [gong1qian2], n., a decagram, see Appendix C. 13. 公器 [gong1qi4], n., (1) government property; (2) (LL) official titles and honors. 14. 公啟 [gong1qi3], n., (1) an open letter; (2) a joint statement signed by a number of persons. 15. 公頃 [gong1qing3]1, n., (surface measure) a hectare, see Appendix C. 16. 公請 [gong1qing3]2, v.i. & n., (give) a joint invitation or dinner in honor of s.o. 17. 公卿 [gong1qing1], n., (AC) high ministers of rank. 18. 公出 [gong1chu1], n., official leave of absence. 19. 公權 [gong1qUan2], n., political or civic rights. 20. 公尺 [gong1chi3], n., (linear measure) a meter, see Appendix C. 21. 公石 [gong1dan4], n., a hectoliter, see Appendix C. 22. 公道 [gong1dao4], (1) n., justice, fairness; (2) ([gong1dao0]) adj., fair, just, reasonable. 23. 公德 [gong1de2], n., public behavior or morals, regard for public welfare. 24. 公敵 [gong1di2], n., public enemy. 25. 公斗 [gong1dou3], n., a decaliter, see Appendix C. 26. 公斷 [gong1duan4], n., arbitration, impartial judgement. 27. 公牘 [gong1du2], n., official correspondence. 28. 公法 [gong1fa3], n., (1) (jurisprudence) public laws: 國際公法 international law; (2) (math.) postulates (as the Euclidean postulates of geometry). 29. 公份兒 [gong1feher0], n., a joint gift (also 公分兒). 30. 公憤 [gong1fen4], n., public indignation. 31. 公費 [gong1fei4], n., (1) office expenses; (2) funds provided by the government or any organization for a specific purpose, such as scholarships or charity; (3) a lawyer's fee. 32. 公分 [gong1fen1], n., (1) (linear measure) a centimeter; (2) (measure of weight) a gram, see Appendix C. 33. 公幹 [gong1gan4], n., official business. 34. 公告 [gong1gan4], (1) n., public announcement; (2) v.i. & t., make such an announcement. 35. 公館 [gong1guan3], n., (1) formerly, residence provided by the government for officials; (2) private residence of a government official; (3) (court.) a private home. 36. 公共 [gong1gong0], adj., public, common, joint: 公共關係 public relations; 公共食堂 common mess hall. 37. 公公 [gong1gong0], n., (1) grandfather; (2) the father of one's husband; (3) gen. term of respect for the aged; (4) a eunuch. 38. 公海 [gong1hai3], n., the high seas. 39. 公函 [gong1han2], n., (1) an official document; (2) a letter signed by a number of persons. 40. 公毫 [gong1hao2], n., a centigram, see Appendix C. 41. 公合 [gong1he2], n., a deciliter, see Appendix C. 42. 公衡 [gong1heng2], n., ten kilograms, see Appendix C. 43. 公會 [gong1hui4], n., a trade union, professional club. 44. 公丈 [gong1zhang4], n., a decameter, see Appendix C. 45. 公債 [gong1zhai4], n., bonds issued by the government or local self-governing bodies. 46. 公正 [gong1zheng4], adj., just, impartial, fair (person, judgment). 47. 公證人 [gong1zheng4ren2], n., (1) a witness; (2) notary public. 48. 公家 [gong1jia1], n., the government; 公家的 adj., public, not private. 49. 公價 [gong1jia4], n., official, controlled price. 50. 公斤 [gong1jin1], n., a kilogram, see Appendix C. 51. 公積 [gong1ji2], n., (business) reserve fund (also 公積金). 52. 公轉 [gong1zhuan3], n., (astron.) a revolution. 53. 公眾 [gong1zhong4], n., the general public; 公眾假期 public holiday. 54. 公主 [gong1zhu3], n., a princess. 55. 公決 [gong1jUe2], v.t. & n., (pass) resolutions by the majority. 56. 公開 [gong1kai1], adj. & adv., (1) open(ly); (2) open to the public: 公開展覽 a public exhibition; 公開演講 a public lecture; 公開信 open letter. 57. 公款 [gong1kuan3], n., public funds. 58. 公空 [gong1kong1], n., the outer space over which no country has jurisdiction. 59. 公兩 [gong1liang3], n, a centigram, see Appendix C. 60. 公例 [gong1li4]1, n., a conventional practice; a law of physics. 61. 公曆 [gong1li4]2, n., reckoning by Christian era, A.D. or B.C. (also called 西曆): 62. 公里 [gong1li3]1, n., a kilometer, see Appendix C. 63. 公理 [gong1li3]2, n., (1) justice, universally accepted truths; (2) (math.) axioms. 64. 公釐 [gong1li2], n., (1) a decigram; (2) a millimeter; (3) a square meter, see Appendix C. 65. 公路 [gong1lu4], n., highway. 66. 公論 [gong1lun4], n., public opinion, general consensus. 67. 公賣 [gong1mai4], n., government monopoly (of tobacco, wine, etc.). 68. 公門 [gong1men2], n., (1) a government office; (2) (AC) the palace gate. 69. 公民 [gong1min2], n., citizen of a country. 70. 公民權 [gong1min2qUan2], n., civic rights. 71. 公墓 [gong1mu4], n., a public cemetery. 72. 公畝 [gong1mu3], n., an acre, equal to 100 sq. meters, see Appendix C. 73. 公平 [gong1ping2], adj, just, fair, impartial. 74. 公僕 [gong1pu2], n., public servants. 75. 公然 [gong1ran2], adv., openly. 76. 公認 [gong1ren4], adj., generally recognized or accepted. 77. 公審 [gong1shen3], n., public trial. 78. 公社 [gong1she4], n., a commune: 巴黎公社 the Paris Commune of 1871. 79. 公升 [gong1sheng1], n., a liter, see Appendix C. 80. 公項 [gong1xiang4], n., (math.) a general term. 81. 公廨 [gong1xie4], n., government office or building. 82. 公勺 [gong1shou4], n., a centiliter, see Appendix C. 83. 公署 [gong1shu3], n., government office. 84. 公式 [gong1shi4]1, n., a formula: 數學公式 mathematical formulas; 公式化 put in formulas, become a formula. 85. 公事 [gong1shi4]2, n., (1) public affairs; (2) official business; (3) official documents; 公事包 attach* case, brief case. 86. 公使 [gong1shi3], n., a minister accredited to a foreign country. 87. 公訴 [gong1su4], n., (law) public indictment. 88. 公孫 [gong1su4], n., a surname. 89. 公孫樹 [gong1sun1shu4], n., the ginkgo tree (usu. 銀杏). 90. 公絲 [gong1si1]1, n., a milligram, see Appendix C. 91. 公司 [gong1si1]2, n., a commercial company, a business firm; 公司法 corporation law; 公司債 corporation bonds. 92. 公堂 [gong1tang2], n., formerly a law court. 93. 公庭 [gong1ting2], n., (1) a courtyard in front of the imperial ancestral shrine; (2) (=公堂) a law court: 對簿公庭 confront s.o. before a law court. 94. 公撮 [gong1cuo1], n., a milliliter, see Appendix C. 95. 公同 [gong1tong2], adj. & adv., common(ly), joint(ly), in cooperation with one another. 96. 公寸 [gong1cun4], n., a decimeter, see Appendix C. 97. 公祖 [gong1zu3], n., formerly, a term of respect for the local magistrate. 98. 公子 [gong1zi3], n., (1) (AC) the son of a feudal prince; (2) the son of a higher class family: 公子哥兒 rich man's sons, playboys. 99. 公文 [gong1wen2], n., official document. 100. 公務 [gong1wu4], n., public business, duties; 公務員 civil servant. 101. 公益 [gong1yi4]1, n., community benefit; 公益金 community chest. 102. 公意 [gong1yi4]2, n., opinion of majority. 103. 公營 [gong1ying2], adj., government-, state-, operated enterprise; 公私合營 quasi-government enterprise. 104. 公園 [gong1yUan2], n., park. 105. 公寓 [gong1yU4], n., apartment house, apartment. 106. 公用事業 [gong1yong4shi4ye4], n., public utilities. | |||||