Spot 工
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
工 component
gōng · labor, work; laborer, worker
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 工
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue工Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 工.
红=
纟
项=
+页
差=
羊
空=
穴
左=
𠂇
式=
弋
攻=
+攵
巧=
+丂
江=
氵
功=
+力
扛=
扌
缸=
缶
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 工 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
红茶hóngchá
black tea
HSK 3.0 · L2红色hóngsèred
HSK 3.0 · L2左zuǒleft
HSK 3.0 · L2左边zuǒbianleft
HSK 3.0 · L2差chàdifferent
HSK 3.0 · L3差不多chàbuduōalmost
HSK 3.0 · L3红绿灯hóng-lǜdēngtraffic light
HSK 3.0 · L3空调kōngtiáoair conditioning
HSK 3.0 · L3差点儿chàdiǎnrerhua variant of 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
HSK 3.0 · L4成功chénggōngChenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
HSK 3.0 · L4出差chūchāito go on an official or business trip
HSK 3.0 · L4方式fāngshìway
HSK 3.0 · L4