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Character Decomposition
空=穴+工
Etymology
cave
Meanings2 pronunciations
kōng
empty
air
sky
in vain
kòng
to empty
vacant
unoccupied
space
leisure
free time
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Words with 空 880 total
high altitude高空gāo kōnglow altitude低空dī kōngto relax completely · to empty one's mind · (finance) to sell short · (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers) · to deadhead放空fàng kōngmidair半空bàn kōngto build (a hut etc) on stilts · to install (power lines etc) overhead · (fig.) unfounded; impractical · (fig.) to make sb a mere figurehead架空jià kōngblank space空白kòng báifilling the atmosphere · covering the sky横空héng kōnggap · interval空当kòng dāngneutral gear空挡kōng dǎnggap (between two objects) · interval of time (between events) · opening in one's schedule · free time · (fig.) gap (in the market etc)空档kòng dàng
Idioms with 空 107 total Chain
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