恭 (gung1 | gong1) : respectful; deferential

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恭

gung1

gong1

respectful; reverent; deferential

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

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

恭

This word has been viewed 6580 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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恭喜發財 gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2 = Chinese New Year greeting

恭喜發財,利是𢭃來 gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4, lei6 si6 dau6 loi4 = a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money! Happy New Year, let's have a red envelope! 粵

恭喜 gung1 hei2 gong1 xi3 = congratulations

恭敬 gung1 ging3 gong1 jing1 = respectful

恭維 gung1 wai4 gong1 wei2 = to flatter of give a complement

出恭 ceot1 gung1 chu1 gong1 = to have a bowel movement; defecate 粵

恭喜恭喜 gung1 hei2 gung1 hei2 = "congratulations!"

不恭 bat1 gung1 bu4 gong1 = disrespectful 國

必恭必敬 bit1 gung1 bit1 ging3 bi4 gong4 bi4 jing4 = extremely deferential; reverent and respectful

恭順 gung1 seon6 gong1 shun4 = deferent
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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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Decimal representation of this word: 恭
Unicode code for this character: U+606D (off-site link)

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