阿公 ā gōng ㄚ ㄍㄨㄥ aa3 gung1
- (old) grandfather
- polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law
- (Taiwanese) grandfather
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阿
- 阿姨 ā yí ㄚ ㄧˊ aa3 ji4 maternal aunt
- 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯語 Ā lā bó yǔ ㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄅㄛˊ ㄩˇ aa3 laai1 baak3 jyu5 Arabic (language)
- 太阿 Tài ē ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ taai3 aa3 variant of 泰阿
- 山阿 shān ē ㄕㄢ ㄜ saan1 aa3 a nook in the mountains
- 巴阿 Bā Ā ㄅㄚ ㄚ baa1 aa3 Pakistan-Afghan
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- 东阿 東阿 Dōng ē ㄉㄨㄥ ㄜ dung1 aa3 see 东阿县
- 泰阿 Tài ē ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ taai3 aa3 name of a famous sword mentioned in ancient texts
- 阿Q Ā Q ㄚ Q aa3 Ah Q, antihero of Lu Xun's influential 1921 novella "The True Story of Ah Q" 阿Q阿Q正传 ("Q" here is typically pronounced as [kiu1] or [qiu1])
- 阿三 ā sān ㄚ ㄙㄢ aa3 saam1 (derog.) an Indian
- 阿丹 Ā dān ㄚ ㄉㄢ aa3 daan1 Adam (name)
- 阿亨 Ā hēng ㄚ ㄏㄥ aa3 hang1 Aachen, city in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- 阿佤 Ā wǎ ㄚ ㄨㄚˇ aa3 ngaa5 Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
- 阿来 阿來 Ā lái ㄚ ㄌㄞˊ aa3 loi4 Alai (1959-), ethnic Tibetan Chinese writer, awarded Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2000 for his novel 尘埃落定 "Red Poppies"
- 阿们 阿們 ā men ㄚ ˙ㄇㄣ aa3 mun4 (loanword) amen
- 阿伦 阿倫 Ā lún ㄚ ㄌㄨㄣˊ aa3 leon4 Aalen, town in Germany
- 阿兄 ā xiōng ㄚ ㄒㄩㄥ aa3 hing1 elder brother
- 阿卡 Ā kǎ ㄚ ㄎㄚˇ aa3 kaa1 Acre, city in Israel, also known as Akko
- 阿哥 ā gē ㄚ ㄍㄜ aa3 go1 (familiar) elder brother
- 阿嚏 ā tì ㄚ ㄊㄧˋ aa3 tai3 (onom.) a-choo (sound of a sneeze)
- 阿囡 ā nān ㄚ ㄋㄢ aa3 naam4 honey (endearment in addressing a little girl)
公
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 公主 gōng zhǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˇ gung1 zyu2 princess
- 公事 gōng shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ gung1 si6 work-related matters
- 公债 公債 gōng zhài ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄞˋ gung1 zaai3 government bond
- 公仆 公僕 gōng pú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄨˊ gung1 buk6 public servant
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- 公元 gōng yuán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ gung1 jyun4 CE (Common Era)
- 公克 gōng kè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ gung1 hak1 gram
- 公公 gōng gong ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄍㄨㄥ gung1 gung1 husband's father; father-in-law
- 公共 gōng gòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˋ gung1 gung6 public; common; communal
- 公函 gōng hán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄢˊ gung1 haam4 official letter
- 公分 gōng fēn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄣ gung1 fan1 centimeter (cm)
- 公务 公務 gōng wù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨˋ gung1 mou6 official business
- 公司 gōng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ gung1 si1 company; firm; corporation
- 公告 gōng gào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˋ gung1 gou3 post
- 公园 公園 gōng yuán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ gung1 jyun2 park (for public recreation)
- 公墓 gōng mù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ gung1 mou6 public cemetery
- 公安 gōng ān ㄍㄨㄥ ㄢ gung1 on1 (Ministry of) Public Security
- 公寓 gōng yù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩˋ gung1 jyu6 apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc)
- 公尺 gōng chǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔˇ gung1 cek3 (Tw) meter (unit of length)
- 公布 gōng bù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ gung1 bou3 to announce; to make public; to publish
Idioms with these characters
- 阿猫阿狗 阿貓阿狗 ā māo ā gǒu ㄚ ㄇㄠ ㄚ ㄍㄡˇ aa3 maau1 aa3 gau2 (idiom) (coll.) any Tom, Dick or Harry; just about anyone (used dismissively)
- 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3 lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
- 阿谀奉承 阿諛奉承 ē yú fèng chéng ㄜ ㄩˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ o1 jyu4 fung6 sing4 flattering and fawning (idiom)
- 秉公办理 秉公辦理 bǐng gōng bàn lǐ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ bing2 gung1 baan6 lei5 conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly
- 对簿公堂 對簿公堂 duì bù gōng táng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄊㄤˊ deoi3 bou6 gung1 tong4 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
- 奉公克己 fèng gōng kè jǐ ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ fung6 gung1 hak1 gei2 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
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- 公而忘私 gōng ér wàng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄙ gung1 ji4 mong4 si1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
- 公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ gung1 si6 gung1 baan6 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
- 公之于世 公之於世 gōng zhī yú shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gung1 zi1 jyu1 sai3 (idiom) to announce to the world; to make public; to let everyone know
- 公之于众 公之於眾 gōng zhī yú zhòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄩˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ gung1 zi1 jyu1 zung3 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
- 公诸同好 公諸同好 gōng zhū tóng hào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ gung1 zyu1 tung4 hou3 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
- 公诸于世 公諸於世 gōng zhū yú shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gung1 zyu1 jyu1 sai3 to announce to the world (idiom)
- 假公济私 假公濟私 jiǎ gōng jì sī ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄙ gaa2 gung1 zai3 si1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position