恭 — gong

Parts that make up 恭

How 恭 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 恭 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 共, 心.

Korean example words with 恭

• 과공過恭 Korean gloss: 지나치게 공손함
• 공신恭愼 Korean gloss: 공손히 하고 삼감
• 공대恭待 Korean gloss: 상대에게 높임말을 함
• 불공하다不恭 Korean gloss: 공손하지 아니하다
• 공경하다恭敬 Korean gloss: 공손히 받들어 모시다
• 겸공하다謙恭 Korean gloss: 자기를 낮추고 남을 높이는 태도가 있다
• 공경심恭敬心 Korean gloss: 윗사람을 공손히 섬기고 존경하는 마음
• 공행恭行 Korean gloss: 삼가 행함.
• 공열恭悅 Korean gloss: 삼가 기뻐함.
• 공재恭齋 Korean gloss: ‘윤두서’의 호.
• 공하恭賀 Korean gloss: 공경하여 축하함.
• 경공敬恭 Korean gloss: 공손히 받들어 모심.

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

Japanese words with 恭

• 恭敬きょうけい respect; reverence; veneration
• 恭謙きょうけん modesty; humility
• 恭順きょうじゅん allegiance; obedience; submission
• 恭倹きょうけん respectfulness and modesty; deference
• 恭賀きょうが respectful congratulations
• 恭しいうやうやしい polite; respectful; reverent
• 恭賀新年きょうがしんねん Happy New Year
• 温良恭倹譲おんりょうきょうけんじょう cordial, obedient, respectful, modest, and moderate

Characters sharing the phonetic 共

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 心