Dong Chinese dictionary

kōng, kòng

empty

Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound.

Components

穴 Meaning component

xué

cave

工 Sound component

gōng

work

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

kōng

empty, hollow, bare, deserted; empty; air; sky; in vain

kòng

to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time

Most common words with 空

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (1 verified)

Sources