攻
to attack; to accuse; to study; (LGBT) top
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,130 U+653B
How 攻 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
攵 (semantic, “rap”) + 工 (phonetic, gōng)
How to remember it
attack · Heisig RSH #339
taskmaster + I-beam
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 工
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 工 (gōng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工 sound component | gōng | labor, work; laborer, worker |
| 红 | hóng | red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular |
| 空 | kōng | hollow, empty, deserted, bare |
| 江 | jiāng | large river; the Yangtze; surname |
| 经 | jīng | the classics; to experience, to undergo |
| 轻 | qīng | light, gentle; simple, easy |
| 径 | jìng | path, diameter; straight, direct |
| 项 | xiàng | neck, nape; item; a term in an equation |
| 氢 | qīng | ammonia |
| 贡 | gòng | to offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts |
| 虹 | hóng | rainbow |
| 缸 | gāng | earthen jug, crock, cistern |
| 肛 | gāng | anus |
| 巩 | gǒng | to bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong |
| 汞 | gǒng | mercury (element) |
| 邛 | qióng | mound; in distress |
| 豇 | jiāng | kidney bean; black-eyed pea |
| 仝 | tóng | together, same; surname |
| 巠 | jīng | underground river; flowing water |
Words containing 攻
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 战无不胜，攻无不克 | zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè | to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering; ever victorious; n… |
| 攻无不克，战无不胜 | gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng | to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering; ever victorious; n… |
| 战无不胜，攻无不取 | zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ | to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering; ever victorious; n… |
| 出其不意，攻其不备 | chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi | to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫… |
| 中间人攻击 | zhōng jiān rén gōng jī | (computing) man-in-the-middle attack |
| 他山之石可以攻玉 | tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù | lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting c… |
| 不攻自破 | bù gōng zì pò | (of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc); to be discredited |
| 神风特攻队 | Shén fēng Tè gōng duì | Kamikaze Unit (Japanese corps of suicide pilots in World War II); kamikaze (vodka-based co… |
| 群起而攻之 | qún qǐ ér gōng zhī | the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.; universally abhorrent |
| 有攻击性 | yǒu gōng jī xìng | offensive |
| 饭气攻心 | fàn qì gōng xīn | food coma; postprandial somnolence |
| 攻城木 | gōng chéng mù | battering ram |
| 人身攻击 | rén shēn gōng jī | personal attack |
| 以毒攻毒 | yǐ dú gōng dú | to cure ills with poison (TCM); to fight evil with evil; set a thief to catch a thief; to … |
| 时间差攻击 | shí jiān chā gōng jī | (volleyball) attacking tactic in which the blocker is induced to commit early, creating an… |
| 攻城略地 | gōng chéng lüè dì | to take cities and seize territories (idiom) |
| 久攻不下 | jiǔ gōng bù xià | to attack for a long time without success |
| 全攻全守 | quán gōng quán shǒu | total football (soccer) |
| 攻击机 | gōng jī jī | ground attack aircraft |
| 攻击力 | gōng jī lì | potential for attack; firepower |