WHOLE CHARACTER
公
public; shared; fair; just; male (animals)
公 splits 八 over 厶: public and shared (公园, 公共) and being fair (公平).
ZDIC: 会意，从八、从厶.
Character Familiestop / bottom
公
public; shared; fair; just; male (animals)
公 splits 八 over 厶: public and shared (公园, 公共) and being fair (公平).
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
top / bottom
ZDIC: 会意，从八、从厶.
TOP PIECE: 八, NAMED BY ZDIC (从八)
八
eight
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.
In 公: top piece: 八, named by ZDIC (从八) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
BOTTOM PIECE: 厶 (SĪ), NAMED BY ZDIC (从厶)
厶
private (an old graph)
An old bound piece used inside several characters; not a standalone modern word.
In 公: bottom piece: 厶 (sī), named by ZDIC (从厶) An old 'private' graph; not taught as a standalone word.
Tone 1
- public; shared
- fair; just
- male (animals)
- 公园park
- 公平fair
- 公共public; communal
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