攻 (gung1 | gong1) : attack; raid; assault

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攻

gung1

gong1

[1] attack; raid; assault
[2] accuse; charge; assail
[3] study; specialize in; work at

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 攴 (#66)

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

攻

Don't confuse with:
收

This word has been viewed 7565 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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攻陷 gung1 haam6 gong1 xian4 = to overcome; to take (a fortress) ; to fall (to an attack); to surrender

攻勢 gung1 sai3 gong1 shi4 = offensive

進攻 zeon3 gung1 jin4 gong1 = (military) to attack

圍攻 wai4 gung1 wei2 gong1 = to besiege

反攻 faan2 gung1 fan3 gong1 = counterattack

攻擊 gung1 gik1 gong1 ji2 (Taiwan), gong1 ji1 (PRC) = attack

夾攻 gaap3 gung1 = converging attack; pincer attack

攻破 gung1 po3 = breach; make a breakthrough

攻關 gung1 gwaan1 gong1 guan1 = to attack a key problem

有攻擊性 jau5 gung1 gik1 sing3 you3 gong1 ji2 xing4 = offensive
See all 34 compounds (CantoDict reports 35 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 攻
Unicode code for this character: U+653b (off-site link)

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