gōng

work

worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor

a picture of 工 → a workman's tool

The ancient form shows a tool like a spade or carpenter's square — something held and used by hand. Over time it generalized from the tool itself to the act of using it: work, craft, labor.

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Words with 工

临时工

lín shí gōng

temporary worker; temp

通用人工智能

tōng yòng rén gōng zhì néng

artificial general intelligence (AGI)

道路工程

dào lù gōng chéng

road construction

远端工作

yuǎn duān gōng zuò

to telecommute; to work remotely

遗传工程

yí chuán gōng chéng

genetic engineering

部分工时

bù fen gōng shí

(Tw) part-time work

重工

zhòng gōng

heavy industry

重工业

zhòng gōng yè

heavy industry

金盾工程

jīn dùn gōng chéng

Golden Shield Project, information system for censorship and surveillance, thought to include the Great Firewall of China 防火長城|防火长城[Fang2 huo3 Chang2 cheng2] as a component

钳工

qián gōng

fitter

铆工

mǎo gōng

riveter

铅管工

qiān guǎn gōng

plumber

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