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鞏

简 巩 · 繁 鞏
Mandarin · pinyin gǒng#

Meanings · gǒng

  1. (bound form) to fix in place; to make firm and secure
Mandarin · pinyin Gǒng#

Meanings · Gǒng

  1. surname Gong
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gǒng · bind; firm, secure, strong
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gung2

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character · Etymology 1

  1. to fasten using a leather band
  2. to secure; to consolidate
  3. firm; secure
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 栱 (gǒng, “post, pillar”)
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 恐 (kǒng, “to fear”)
  6. (～國) (historical) State of Gong (a small state during the Spring and Autumn period in modern-day Henan)
  7. (～縣) (historical) Gong County (in modern-day Gongyi, Henan)
  8. (～州) (historical) Gong Prefecture (in modern-day Gong County, Sichuan)
  9. (～州) (historical) Gong Prefecture (in modern-day Longxi County, Gansu)
  10. a surname, Gong

character · Etymology 2

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to lay; to build by laying (bricks, cement, etc.)

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