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?
Each card keeps 工 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
红=
纟
项=
+页
差=
羊
空=
穴
左=
经=
纟
式=
弋
轻=
车+又
毁=
臼+殳
攻=
+攵
巧=
+丂
江=
氵
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经常jīngchángfrequently
HSK 3.0 · L2已经yǐjīngalready
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经过jīngguòto pass
HSK 3.0 · L3经理jīnglǐmanager
HSK 3.0 · L3空调kōngtiáoair conditioning
HSK 3.0 · L3