How to write 龚
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Meaning of 龚
Pinyin
gōng
Radical
龙
Strokes
11
Definition
(surname)
Usage
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龚 [gōng]
1. 古同“供”，供给。
- Ancient meaning: same as "供" (to supply).
2. 古同“恭”，恭敬。
- Ancient meaning: same as "恭" (to respect).
3. 姓。
- Surname.
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龚 [gōng] (verb)
- 【本义】: 供给。后作“供”
- Original meaning: to supply. Later used as "供".
- 【造字法】: “供”的古字。形声。从龙，共声。
- Character formation: An ancient character for "供". It is a phono-semantic compound, with the "龙" (dragon) component indicating sound, and "共" indicating meaning.
1. 同本义 ([En.] supply)
- Same as the original meaning.
引:
- 《说文》：龚，给也。段玉裁注:《系部》曰:给，相足也。此与《人部》供音义同。今供广而龚废也。
- "Shuowen": 龚 means to give. According to Duan Yucai's note: In the section on 'givers', it says that to give means to be sufficient. This is phonetically equivalent to “供”. Now, "供" is widely used, while "龚" has fallen out of use.
- 《孔子家语·五帝》：龚工氏之子曰句龙。
- "The Analects of Confucius": The son of the artisan Gong was named Julong.
- 柳宗元《武冈铭》：奉职输赋，进比蕈人，无敢不龚。
- Liu Zongyuan in "Wugang Inscription": In fulfilling duties and paying taxes, without respect for those higher, no one dared not to be "龚" (respectful).
2. 通“恭”。恭敬 ([En.] respect)
- Same as "恭", meaning respect.
引:
- 《汉书·王尊传》：象龚滔天。师古注:貌象恭敬，过恶漫天。
- "Historical Records": Resembling respect that overflows to the heavens. The note explains: it shows an appearance of respect, overflowing in a bad way.
例:
- 又如: 龚行(恭敬的行为)
- For example: 龚行 (a respectful act).
3. 奉，奉行 ([En.] follow)
- To obey; to follow.
引:
- 《玉篇》：龚，奉也。
- "Yupian": 龚 means to obey.
- 《书·甘誓》：今予维龚行天之罚。
- "Book of Oaths": Now, I wish to follow the punishment of Heaven.
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龚 [gōng] (noun)
- 姓
- Surname.
Same Pronunciation Characters
Same Radical Characters
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Input Method for 龚
Pinyin
gong1
Wubi
dxaw|dxyw
Cangjie
iptc
Zhengma
gmeo
Four Corner
43801
Unicode
U+9f9a
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