功
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gōng · achievement, good work

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #5063
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5Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 功

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Example sentences

Notice where 功 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ chéng gōng dì dé dào le wǒ xiǎng yào de.我成功地得到了我想要的。

I succeeded in getting what I wanted.

Source: Tatoeba #2620167 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zhǐshì zuò le nǐ de gōng kè.你只是做了你的功课。

You have just done your homework.

Source: Tatoeba #487635 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiù wǒ suǒ zhī, tā shì gè hěn yòng gōng de xué shēng.就我所知,他是个很用功的学生。

He is an industrious student to the best of my knowledge.

Source: Tatoeba #613894 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de chéng gōng shì yīngdé de.你的成功是应得的。

You deserve to succeed.

Source: Tatoeba #1428113 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài wǒ kàn lái, zhè cì huì yì hěn chéng gōng.在我看来,这次会议很成功。

In my opinion, the meeting was a success.

Source: Tatoeba #5085559 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì gè chéng gōng de shāng rén.他是个成功的商人。

He's a successful businessman.

Source: Tatoeba #2680406 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 功 in context

  1. Say gōng, then recall the core meaning: achievement, good work.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 成功 (chéng gōng), meaning “Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 功 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.