Dong Chinese dictionary

gǒng

secure, bind

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

Components

工 Sound component

gōng

work

丮 Meaning component

jǐ

catch

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gǒng

bind; firm, secure, strong; secure; solid

Most common words with 巩

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	巩固	to consolidate
	巩膜	sclera (white of the eye)
	巩俐	Gong Li (1965-), PRC female film star
	巩	secure
	巩义市	Gongyi county level city in Zhengzhou 鄭州\|郑州[Zhèngzhōu], Henan

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (1 verified)

Sound component in 5 characters (2 verified)

Sources