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Character Decomposition
孔=子+乚
Etymology
The mouth 乚 of a crying baby 子
Meanings
hole
CL: gè
classifier for cave dwellings
surname Kong
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Words with 孔 251 total
hole洞孔dòng kǒngopening providing access · the teaching of Confucius孔道kǒng dàoAuguste Comte (1798-1857), French philosopher孔德Kǒng déTeaching of Confucius · Confucianism孔教Kǒng jiàodiameter of hole孔径kǒng jìngConfucius' school (i.e. his direct disciples)孔门Kǒng ménConfucius and Mencius孔孟Kǒng MèngConfucian temple孔庙Kǒng miàocourtesy name of Zhuge Liang孔明Kǒng míngpeafowl; peacock孔雀kǒng què
Idioms with 孔 27 total Chain
heavily damaged · (fig.) full of holes · riddled with problems百孔千疮bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng(lit.) to have one's nose in the air (idiom) · (fig.) arrogant; haughty鼻孔朝天bí kǒng cháo tiānthe teaching of Confucius and Mencius孔孟之道Kǒng Mèng zhī dàocourageous and strong (idiom) · Herculean (physique etc)孔武有力kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
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