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Information of 空

Pinyin kōng、 kòng、 kǒng

Radical

穴

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

air / sky / empty / in vain, emptied / leisure

空 [kōng] 形 (Adjective) 1. 不包含什么，没有内容。 - Empty; nothing inside. 2. 没有结果的，白白地。 - Without result; in vain. 3. 离开地面的，在地上面的地方。 - Above the ground; aerial. - 引申: 空虚;内无所有。 - Extended meaning: emptiness; empty inside. - 罄尽;空其所有。 - Exhausted; having emptied all contents. - 广阔;空旷。 - Expansive; vast. - 岑寂;幽静。 - Quiet; serene. - 明净无挂碍。 - Clear; without obstruction. - 空洞而不实际;空泛;虚构。 - Hollow and impractical; superficial; fictitious. 名 (Noun) 1. 空间;天空。 - Space; sky. 2. 佛教语。 - Buddhist term: Emptiness; void of the world of senses. 3. 万物从因缘生，没有固定，虚幻不实。 - Everything arises from causes and conditions; there is no permanence; it is illusory. 4. 又指佛门。 - Also refers to the Buddhist path. 5. 道家谓虚静之性。 - Taoist concept of emptiness and quietude. 副 (Adverb) 1. 徒然;白白地。 - For nothing; in vain. 2. 只;仅。 - Only; merely. 动 (Verb) 1. 使空虚;使罄尽。 - Make empty; exhaust. 2. 另见 kòng; kǒng。 - See also: kòng; kǒng. 空 [kòng] 动 (Verb) 1. 使之困穷。 - Impoverish; make needy. 2. 缺少;亏欠。 - Be short of; owe. 3. 腾让出来。 - Leave empty; vacate. 名 (Noun) 1. 闲暇，闲功夫，没被占用的时间。 - Free time; spare time. 2. 空子，可乘之机。 - An opportunity or chance. 3. 空地，可占用的空处。 - Empty space; room. 4. 另见 kōng; kòng。 - See also: kōng; kòng. 空 [kǒng] 名 (Noun) 1. 古同“孔”，洞。 - An ancient variant meaning "hole" or "cave." 2. 同本义。 - Same original meaning.通“孔” - Commonly understood as "hole." 3. 口，嘴巴。 - Mouth. - 引: 1. 空凿。 - Hollow out. 2. 穿空。 - To pierce a hole. 3. 见于文学作品，表明洞穴或穴道的意象。 - Seen in literary works, indicating caverns or tunnels. Each meaning reflects the diverse uses and interpretations of the character "空" in Chinese language, emphasizing its significance in both everyday and philosophical contexts.

空喊 kōng hǎn

idle clamor / to prattle

空域 kōng yù

airspace

填空 tián kòng

to fill a job vacancy / to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)

防空壕 fáng kōng háo

air-raid shelter / antiaircraft dugout

空壳 kōng ké

ghost

夜空 yè kōng

night sky

太空 tài kōng

outer space

空姐 kōng jiě

abbr. for 空中小姐 / stewardess / air hostess / female flight attendant

升空 shēng kōng

to rise to the sky / to lift off / to levitate / liftoff

半空 bàn kōng

midair

宇宙空间 yǔ zhòu kōng jiān

astrospace / cosmic space

空寂 kōng jì

quiet and deserted

悬空寺 Xuán kōng Sì

Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi

空巢 kōng cháo

empty nest / a home where the kids have grown up and moved out

空廓 kōng kuò

open / spacious

地空导弹 dì kōng dǎo dàn

surface-to-air missile

凿空 záo kōng

to open an aperture / (extended meaning) to cut a way through / to open up a road

悬空 xuán kōng

to hang in the air / suspended in midair / (fig.) uncertain

司空见惯 sī kōng jiàn guàn

a common occurrence (idiom)

扑空 pū kōng

lit. to rush at thin air / fig. to miss one's aim / to have nothing to show for one's troubles

空投 kōng tóu

air drop / to drop supplies by air

抛空 pāo kōng

to short-sell (finance)

抽空 chōu kòng

to find the time to do sth

赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán

empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on / unarmed and defenseless

挖空心思 wā kōng xīn si

to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer / to rack one's brains

空挡 kōng dǎng

neutral gear

掏空 tāo kōng

to hollow out / to empty out / to use up / (finance) tunneling

劫掠一空 jié lüè yī kōng

make a clean sweep / carry off everything / put to sack (and pillage)

空军 kōng jūn

air force

盛况空前 shèng kuàng kōng qián

a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)