孔 (hung2 | kong3) : hole; opening; (surname)

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孔

hung2

kong3

[1] [n] hole; opening; aperture; bore; orifice
[2] [adj] of or pertaining to Confucius or Confucianism
[3] [n] a Chinese surname

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Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 子 (#39)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

孔

This word has been viewed 7955 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Dec 2014 04:19

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孔子 hung2 zi2 kong3 zi3 = Confucius

臉孔 lim5 hung2 lian3 kong3 = face

孔教 hung2 gaau3 = Confucianism

孔雀 hung2 zoek3 kong3 que4 = peacock

耳孔 ji5 hung2 er3 kong3 = earhole 國

面孔 min6 hung2 mian4 kong3 = face

孔穴 hung2 jyut6 kong3 xue4 = aperture

孔廟 hung2 miu6*2 kong3 miao4 = Temple of Confucius

氣孔 hei3 hung2 qi4 kong3 = air hole

汗孔 hon6 hung2 han4 kong3 = sweat pore

瞳孔 tung4 hung2 = pupil (of eye)

鼻孔 bei6 hung2 bi2 kong3 = nostril

孔雀魚 hung2 zoek3 jyu4*2 = a guppy (fish)

同一鼻孔出氣 tung4 jat1 bei6 hung2 ceot1 hei3 tong2 yi1 bi2 kong3 chu1 qi4 = breathe through the same nostrils (sing the same tune)

孔夫子 hung2 fu1 zi2 kong3 fu1 zi3 = Confucius

鑽孔 zyun3 hung2 zuan4 kong3 = bore a hole; broach

多孔塑料 do1 hung2 sou3 liu6*2 = porous plastics; sponge plastics; plastic foam

穿孔紙帶 cyun1 hung2 zi2 daai3*2 chuan1 kong3 zhi3 dai4 = perforated paper tape; punched paper tape; punched tape

鑽孔機 zyun3 hung2 gei1 zuan4 kong3 ji1 = an electric drill (lit., "hole boring machine")

孔孟 hung2 maang6 kong3 meng4 = Confucius and Mencius

七孔生煙 cat1 hung2 sang1 jin1 qi1 kong3 sheng1 yan1 = extremely angry

毛孔 mou4 hung2 = pores (skin)

毛孔閉塞 mou4 hung2 bai3 sak1 = clogged pores

孔融讓梨 hung2 jung4 joeng6 lei4*2 kong3 rong2 rang4 li2 = young but selfless giving to the older ones

打孔器 daa2 hung2 hei3 da2 kong3 qi4 = a hole puncher

針孔 zam1 hung2 zhen1 kong3 = pinhole

孔武有力 hung2 mou5 jau5 lik6 kong3 wu3 you3 li4 = brave and strong; valiant

孔明燈 hung2 ming4 dang1 kong3 ming2 deng1 = Hung Ming flying lantern; sky lanterns

事後孔明 si6 hau6 hung2 ming4 shi4 hou4 kong3 ming2 = comment with hindsight 粵

有孔蟲 jau5 hung2 cung4 you3 kong3 chong2 = foramanifera (a form of plankton)

呼吸孔 fu1 kap1 hung2 hu1 xi1 kong3 = [bio.] breathing hole

孔庫子 hung2 fu1 zi2 = Confucius

孔雀石綠 hung2 zoek3 sek6 luk6 = malachite green, a suspected carcinogen used as an industrial dye and a fungicide in aquaculture

孔雀女 hung2 zoek3 neoi5*2 kong3 que4 nv3 = peacock woman

孔雀羽毛式 hung2 zoek3 jyu5 mou4 sik1 = [yoga] Pincha Mayurasana, Peacock Feather

孔令奇 hung2 ling6 kei4 kong3 ling4 qi2 = Jeffrey Kung

孔木百琪 hung2 muk6 baak3 kei4 kong3 mu4 bai3 qi2 = Kee Hongmuck

Showing 1 example containing 孔

乘務員用剪票夾在我們的車票上打孔。國
The train conductor punched our tickets.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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