龚 (gōng): surname Gong

龚 (gōng) is a Chinese character meaning “surname gong.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 龙 (semantic) and 共 (phonetic). It ranks #5615 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 龚 dragon. Its radical form 龙 (dragon) appears in many related characters such as 龙 (lóng, Chinese dragon).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. surname Gong

Etymology & Origin

龚

pictophoneticdragon

Decomposition: ⿱龙共 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
龚古尔gōng gǔ ěrGoncourt (name)
龚自珍gōng zì zhēnGong Zizhen (1792-1841), Chinese man of letters, calligrapher and poet
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Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

龚 appears in 2 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 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 龚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

鑫xīn
0.88622 co-occurrences
明míng
0.41422 co-occurrences
电diàn
0.32315 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

爱奇艺创始人、CEO龚宇当天做了题为《智创驱动品牌新增长》的公司战略演讲。

ài qí yì chuàng shǐ rén , C E O gōng yǔ dāng tiān zuò le tí wéi zhì chuàng qū dòng pǐn pái xīn zēng cháng de gōng sī zhàn lüè yǎn jiǎng .

Gong Yu, founder and CEO of iQIYI, delivered a strategic speech titled “Intelligent Innovation Drives New Brand Growth” that day.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

女排队长龚翔宇说,球队一直在努力寻找最佳竞技状态。

nǚ pái duì cháng gōng xiáng yǔ shuō , qiú duì yī zhí zài nǔ lì xún zhǎo zuì jiā jìng jì zhuàng tài .

Gong Xiangyu, captain of the women's volleyball team, said the team has been working hard to find its best form.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

饰演周萍的龚钰泉此番将周萍内心的挣扎、复杂、懦弱精准传递给观众,收获认可。

shì yǎn zhōu píng de gōng yù quán cǐ fān jiāng zhōu píng nèi xīn de zhèng zhā , fù zá , 懦 ruò jīng zhǔn chuán dì gěi guān zhòng , shōu huò rèn kě .

Gong Yuquan, who plays Zhou Ping, has earned acclaim for her precise portrayal of Zhou Ping’s inner turmoil, complexity, and timidity.

中国新闻网·文化Jul 2026

歌唱家龚琳娜表示,陈钢老师仙逝,“他在音乐的世界里,生生不息”。

gē chàng jiā gōng lín nà biǎo shì , chén gāng lǎo shī xiān shì , tā zài yīn lè de shì jiè lǐ , shēng shēng bù xī .

Singer Gong Linna said that although Chen Gang has passed away, “he lives on forever in the world of music.”

IT之家Jun 2026

华为龚体:星闪协议栈 7 月 15 日全量开源

huá wéi gōng tǐ : xīng shǎn xié yì zhàn 7 yuè 1 5 rì quán liàng kāi yuán

Huawei Gongti: StarFlash Protocol Stack to Be Fully Open-Sourced on July 15

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 龙 (dragon) component

龙 Radical Family — Characters sharing the dragon radical

Related Characters

Homophones — Characters pronounced gōng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 龚 (gōng) mean in Chinese?
龚 (gōng) primarily means "surname gong." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #5615 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 龚 and 哄?
龚 (gōng) and 哄 (hōng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 龙 vs 口 (same 共 component).
How many strokes does 龚 have?
龚 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 龚?
The radical associated with 龚 is 龙 (dragon). This radical appears in many characters related to dragon.
What are the components of 龚?
龚 is composed of: 龙 (semantic), 共 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱龙共 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 龚?
Common words with 龚 include: 龚古尔 (gōng gǔ ěr, "Goncourt (name)"); 龚自珍 (gōng zì zhēn, "Gong Zizhen (1792-1841), Chinese man of letters, calligrapher and poet"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 龚 (gōng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation gōng: 恭 (respectful). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 龚 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 龚 and the traditional form is 龔.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.