Spot 空
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
空 component
kōng · hollow, empty, deserted, bare
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 空
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空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 空 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
腔=
⺼
倥=
亻
崆=
山
控=
扌
焢=
火
箜=
⺮
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 空 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
控制kòngzhì
to control
HSK 3.0 · L5口腔kǒuqiāngoral cavity
HSK 3.0 · L6操控cāokòngto control
HSK 3.0 · L7-9监控jiānkòngto monitor
HSK 3.0 · L7-9控告kònggàoto accuse
HSK 3.0 · L7-9腔qiāngChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L7-9失控shīkòngto go out of control
HSK 3.0 · L7-9调控tiáokòngto regulate
HSK 3.0 · L7-9遥控yáokòngto direct operations from a remote location
HSK 3.0 · L7-9指控zhǐkòngaccusation
HSK 3.0 · L7-9