攻 (gōng): to attack, to accuse, to study
攻 (gōng) is a Chinese character meaning “to attack.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 工 (phonetic) and 攵 (semantic). It ranks #588 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 攻 rap. Its radical form 攵 (rap) appears in many related characters such as 放 (fàng, to put, to release), 教 (jiào, (bound form) to teach), 收 (shōu, to receive).
Definitions
- to attack
- to accuse
- to study
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 攻
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 进攻verb | jìn gōng | to attack |
| 攻势noun | gōng shì | (military) offensive |
| 围攻verb | wéi gōng | to besiege |
| 攻打verb | gōng dǎ | to attack (the enemy) |
| 攻克verb | gōng kè | to capture |
| 攻破verb | gōng pò | to make a breakthrough |
| 攻占verb | gōng zhàn | to seize control of (an enemy position) |
| 专攻verb | zhuān gōng | to specialize in |
| 助攻verb | zhù gōng | (military) to mount a secondary attack |
| 反攻verb | fǎn gōng | to counterattack |
| 主攻verb | zhǔ gōng | main assault |
| 猛攻verb | měng gōng | to attack violently |
| 攻陷verb | gōng xiàn | to capture (a fortress, city etc) |
| 攻读verb | gōng dú | to major (in a field) |
| 快攻 | kuài gōng | fast break |
攻 appears in 70 compound words: 41 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 34 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 攻 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
(TCM) sudden strong emotions attacking the heart, leading to faints etc; (fig.) to fly into a fit of anger
(TCM) sudden strong emotions attacking the heart, leading to faints etc; (fig.) to fly into a fit of anger
Example Sentences
球队发起了猛烈的进攻，试图打破僵局。
Qiúduì fāqǐ le měngliè de jīngōng, shìtú dǎpò jiāngjú.
The team launched a fierce attack, trying to break the deadlock.
文攻武嚇 紐時:川普擬分2階段攻伊朗
wén gōng wǔ 嚇 紐 時 chuān pǔ 擬 fēn 階 duàn gōng yī lǎng
Threats and Pressure: NYT Reports Trump Plans Two-Stage Attack on Iran
...通訊、航太發展 外資看好回補5500張助攻漲停
. . . tōng 訊 háng tài 發 zhǎn wài 資 kàn hǎo huí 補 張 zhù gōng 漲 tíng
Communications and aerospace sectors gain foreign investor favor; 5,500 shares repurchased to propel stock to limit-up
疑情绪失控随机攻击!七旬翁晨运突遭男子压制割颈
yí qíng xù shī kòng suí jī gōng jī ! qī xún wēng chén yùn tū zāo nán zǐ yā zhì gē jǐng
Suspect Loses Control in Random Attack! Elderly Man in His 70s Groped and Slashed in the Neck During Morning Exercise
中國網軍4千帳戶攻擊高市早苗 矢板明夫:台日兩國正面對相同...
zhōng 國 網 軍 qiān 帳 戶 gōng 擊 gāo shì zǎo miáo shǐ bǎn míng fū tái rì 兩 國 zhèng miàn 對 xiāng tóng . . .
China's 4,000 accounts attacked Hayao Takaichi, Yaban Akio: Taiwan and Japan are facing the same...
...|伊媒:一旦開戰特朗普家族在中東項目將成攻擊目標
. . . yī méi yī dàn 開 戰 tè lǎng pǔ jiā zú zài zhōng 東 項 mù 將 chéng gōng 擊 mù 標
... |Imperialist Press:Trump family projects in the Middle East will be targeted in case of war
五特攻隊躍領漲先鋒 將是大盤上衝34,000點...
wǔ tè gōng 隊 躍 領 漲 xiān 鋒 將 shì dà 盤 shàng 衝 , 點 . . .
Five Special Attack Teams are leading the way for the market to reach 34,000...
您专攻于中医的什么领域？
Nín zhuāngōng yú Zhōngyī de shénme lǐngyù?
Which aspects of Chinese medicine do you specialise in?
第一次攻击错过了目标。
Dìyīcì gōngjī cuòguò le mùbiāo.
The first attack missed the target.
敌人对我们发起了攻击。
Dírén duì wǒmen fāqǐ le gōngjī.
The enemy has attacked us.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 攵 (rap) component
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