贡
to offer tribute; tribute; gifts
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,632 U+8D21
How 贡 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
贝 (semantic, “money”) + 工 (phonetic, gōng)
How to remember it
tribute · Heisig RSH #81
shells
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 |
| 攻 | gōng | to accuse; to assault; to criticize |
| 项 | xiàng | neck, nape; item; a term in an equation |
| 氢 | qīng | ammonia |
| 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 贡
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贡山独龙族怒族自治县 | Gòng shān Dú lóng zú Nù zú Zì zhì xiàn | Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County, in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[N… |
| 贡山县 | Gòng shān Xiàn | see 貢山獨龍族怒族自治縣|贡山独龙族怒族自治县[Gong4 shan1 Du2 long2 zu2 Nu4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 自贡市 | Zì gòng Shì | Zigong, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3] |
| 贡多拉 | gòng duō lā | (loanword) gondola (Venetian canal boat) |
| 福贡县 | Fú gòng Xiàn | Fugong, a county in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 Zi4… |
| 贡都拉 | gòng dōu lā | see 貢多拉|贡多拉[gong4 duo1 la1] |
| 子贡 | Zǐ Gòng | Zi Gong or Duanmu Ci 端木賜|端木赐[Duan1 mu4 Ci4] (520 BC-), disciple of Confucius |
| 贡山 | Gòng shān | see 貢山獨龍族怒族自治縣|贡山独龙族怒族自治县[Gong4 shan1 Du2 long2 zu2 Nu4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 贡国 | gòng guó | tributary state of China (old) |
| 贡生 | gòng shēng | candidate for the Imperial Examination proposed by a tributary state |
| 自贡 | Zì gòng | see 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4] |
| 章贡区 | Zhāng gòng Qū | Zhanggong, a district of Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 贡井区 | Gòng jǐng Qū | Gongjing, a district of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 上贡 | shàng gòng | to present tribute (to a suzerain, the emperor etc) |
| 西贡 | Xī gòng | Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam; Sai Kung town in New Territories, Hong Kong |
| 贡物 | gòng wù | tribute |
| 左贡县 | Zuǒ gòng Xiàn | Zogang, a county in Chamdo City 昌都市[Chang1 du1 Shi4], Tibet |
| 贡布 | Gòng bù | Kampot, town in Cambodia, capital of Kampot Province |
| 贡觉县 | Gòng jué Xiàn | Gonjo, a county in Chamdo City 昌都市[Chang1 du1 Shi4], Tibet |
| 理论贡献 | lǐ lùn gòng xiàn | theoretical contribution |