GONG-4
('gong' in the fourth tone)
There are 27 standard Chinese characters that are
spoken 'gong'. The character 工 is present in eight of them. However, 工 is also a radical in
many characters that are not spoken 'gong', so it's prsence in any more complicated
character is not a sure indication that this character is spoken 'gong'.
On the other hand, there are two other simple
'gong' characters, 公 and 共, which, when integrated in more complicated characters, area
clear indication that such a character is spoken 'gong'.
共 = common
中共 = zhong(1)gong(4) = Communist Party of China
Abbreviation for:
中国共产党 = zhong(1)guo(2)
gong(4)chan(3) dang(3) = Communist Party of China
共产主义 = gong(4)chan(3) zhu(3)yi(4) =
communism
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