功 — gong

Parts that make up 功

How 功 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 功 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 工, 力.

Korean example words with 功

• 부공婦功 Korean gloss: 부인의 공덕
• 군공軍功 Korean gloss: 군사상의 공적
• 무공武功 Korean gloss: 군사상의 공적
• 공렬功烈 Korean gloss: 드높고 큰 공적
• 원공元功 Korean gloss: 으뜸 되는 큰 공
• 공급功級 Korean gloss: 공적(功積)의 등급
• 성공成功 Korean gloss: 목적하는 바를 이룸
• 전공戰功 Korean gloss: 전투에서 세운 공로
• 공상功狀 Korean gloss: 구체적인 공적(功績)
• 공업功業 Korean gloss: 큰 공로가 있는 사업
• 실공實功 Korean gloss: 실제의 공력이나 공적
• 공효功效 Korean gloss: 공을 들인 보람이나 효과

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 功

• 成功せいこう success; achievement; succeeding (in life)
• 功績こうせき achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service
• 功労こうろう meritorious deed; services
• 年功序列ねんこうじょれつ seniority by length of service
• 奏功そうこう success; achievement; fruition
• 功罪こうざい merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
• 年功ねんこう long service
• 論功行賞ろんこうこうしょう conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
• 功名こうみょう great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame
• 武功ぶこう military exploits; military feats; military achievements
• 不成功ふせいこう failure; abortive (attempt, action)
• 大成功だいせいこう great success; huge success

Characters sharing the phonetic 工

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “공”

Other hanja with radical 力