CHINESE SCRIPT

CHINESE CHARACTER FORMATION & ETYMOLOGY

 

 

 

 

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ㄎㄨㄥ3 (kuong3)

kǒng

 

孔 = a small hole, opening, hole, orifice; great; Confucius; family name => pictographic associative compound of a child hidden in a hole

related: 方孔钱