gǒng

secure, bind

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
工 sound component

  Sound component

gōng

  

work

丮 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

catch

Evolution

巩 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
巩 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
巩 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
巩 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
巩 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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gǒng

bind; firm, secure, strong; secure; solid

Most common words with 巩
Freq.
Word
Meaning

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to consolidate

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巩俐

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secure

巩义市

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Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (1 verified)

Sound component in 5 characters (2 verified)