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孔 - kǒng

opening, hole, orifice; great

opening, hole, orifice; great

How to read 孔

Click 孔 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinkǒng
Englishopening, hole, orifice; great
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

孔丘 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 孔子. Please read 孔孟 one more time.

Common words with this character

Confucius
Confucius , Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
Confucius and Mencius
Confucian temple

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 孔 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 孔丘 and 孔子 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 孔.