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Surname
貢 is a Chinese surname that can romanize as Gong from Mandarin or Kung from Cantonese.
In Japan, this can be the surname or given name Mitsugi.
The meaning of this is tribute or gifts.
關羽 is the name Guan Yu, Army General for the Kingdom of Shu.
He is also known as Guan Gong (like saying Duke Guan or Sir Guan)
He was immortalized in the novel, “Romance of the Three Kingdoms.”
He was a fearsome fighter, also famous for his virtue and loyalty. He is worshiped by some modern-day soldiers and has the title “Warrior Saint” in China. Some believe he offers safety and protection for military servicemen.
Guan Yu lived until 219 A.D.
龔 is a Chinese surname that can be romanized as Gong or Kung.
From most of China, it would be Gong, but from Cantonese, it is often romanized as Kung.
In Korean, this could be a surname that romanizes as Gong or Kong and is now written as 공.
The original meaning of the character was something like, “to provide.”
氣功 or Qigong is the title of a technique that is somewhere between medical practice, meditation, and in some cases, religion.
The definition is blurred depending on which school of Qigong you are following. In some cases, it is even incorporated with martial arts.
Some people (even Chinese people) mix this title with Tai Chi (Tai Qi) exercises.
Lately, in China, people will claim to practice Tai Chi rather than Qigong because the Qigong title was recently used as a cover for an illegal pseudo-religious movement in China with the initials F.G. or F.D. (I can not write those names here for fear of our website being banned in China).
You can learn those names and more here: Further info about Qigong
If you are wondering why I wrote “Qi Gong” and “Chi Kung” as the title of this calligraphy entry, I should teach you a little about the various ways in which Chinese can be Romanized. One form writes this as “Chi Kung” or “Chikung” (Taiwan). In the mainland and elsewhere, it is Romanized as “Qi Gong” or “Qigong.” The pronunciation is the same in Taiwan, mainland, and Singapore Mandarin. Neither Romanization is exactly like English. If you want to know how to say this with English rules, it would be something like “Chee Gong” (but the “gong” has a vowel sound like the “O” in “go”).
Romanization is a really confusing topic and has caused many Chinese words to be mispronounced in the west. One example is “Kung Pao Chicken,” which should actually be more like “Gong Bao” with the “O” sounding like “oh” for both characters. Neither the Romanization system in Taiwan nor the Mainland is perfect, in my opinion, and leads to many misunderstandings.
In modern Japan, you may see this written as 気功, but the original 氣功 is still recognized. If you need the Japanese version, please contact me.
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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
貢 贡 see styles |
gòng gong4 kung kou / ko こう |
More info & calligraphy: Kung / Gong / Mitsugitribute; (given name) Mitsugu Tribute; best. |
龔 龚 see styles |
gōng gong1 kung kū |
More info & calligraphy: Kung / Gongto provide |
供養 供养 see styles |
gòng yǎng gong4 yang3 kung yang kuyou / kuyo くよう |
More info & calligraphy: Offering / Puja(noun, transitive verb) memorial service for the dead; holding a service To make offerings of whatever nourishes, e. g. food, goods, incense, lamps, scriptures, the doctrine, etc., any offering for body or mind. |
公安 see styles |
gōng ān gong1 an1 kung an kouan / koan こうあん |
More info & calligraphy: Police / Public Security Bureaupublic safety; public welfare; (female given name) Kōan |
公平 see styles |
gōng píng gong1 ping2 kung p`ing kung ping kouhei / kohe こうへい |
More info & calligraphy: Fair / Impartial(noun or adjectival noun) fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity; (surname, given name) Kōhei |
公案 see styles |
gōng àn gong1 an4 kung an kouan / koan こうあん |
More info & calligraphy: Koan{Buddh} koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping) J. kōan; 因緣 A dossier, or case-record; a cause; public laws, regulations; case-law. Problems set by Zen masters, upon which thought is concentrated as a means to attain inner unity and illumination. |
公義 公义 see styles |
gōng yì gong1 yi4 kung i kougi / kogi こうぎ |
More info & calligraphy: Righteousnessjustice; equity; (male given name) Masayoshi |
功夫 see styles |
gōng fu gong1 fu5 kung fu kanfuu; kunfuu / kanfu; kunfu カンフー; クンフー |
More info & calligraphy: Kung Fu / Gong Fu(kana only) {MA} kung fu (chi: gōngfu); (male given name) Norio work |
守宮 守宫 see styles |
shǒu gōng shou3 gong1 shou kung morimiya もりみや |
More info & calligraphy: Gecko / House Lizard(kana only) gecko; house lizard; outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period; (surname) Morimiya |
宮本 宫本 see styles |
gōng běn gong1 ben3 kung pen miyamoto みやもと |
More info & calligraphy: Miyamoto(place-name, surname) Miyamoto |
工兵 see styles |
gōng bīng gong1 bing1 kung ping kouhei / kohe こうへい |
More info & calligraphy: Military Engineeringcombat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering |
工會 工会 see styles |
gōng huì gong1 hui4 kung hui |
More info & calligraphy: Labor Union / Trade Union |
師公 师公 see styles |
shī gōng shi1 gong1 shih kung shikō |
More info & calligraphy: Si Gung |
成功 see styles |
chéng gōng cheng2 gong1 ch`eng kung cheng kung seikou / seko せいこう |
More info & calligraphy: Success(n,vs,vi) (1) success; achievement; (n,vs,vi) (2) succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity; (given name) Seikou |
氣功 气功 see styles |
qì gōng qi4 gong1 ch`i kung chi kung |
More info & calligraphy: Qi Gong / Chi Kung |
練功 练功 see styles |
liàn gōng lian4 gong1 lien kung renkou / renko れんこう |
More info & calligraphy: Skill Acquired Through Hard Training{MA} skills acquired through hard training; feats of practice |
謙恭 谦恭 see styles |
qiān gōng qian1 gong1 ch`ien kung chien kung |
More info & calligraphy: Humble |
關公 关公 see styles |
guān gōng guan1 gong1 kuan kung |
More info & calligraphy: Guan Gong / Warrior Saint |
工程師 工程师 see styles |
gōng chéng shī gong1 cheng2 shi1 kung ch`eng shih kung cheng shih |
More info & calligraphy: Engineer |
弓箭手 see styles |
gōng jiàn shǒu gong1 jian4 shou3 kung chien shou |
More info & calligraphy: Archer |
供 see styles |
gòng gong4 kung ku とも |
to lay (sacrificial offerings); (bound form) offerings; to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]); confession; statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) (noun/participle) companion; follower; attendant; retinue pūjā; to offer (in worship), to honour; also to supply; evidence. |
公 see styles |
gōng gong1 kung kou / ko こう |
public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal) (1) (See 私) public affair; government matter; the state; the government; the public; (n,n-suf) (2) duke; prince; (suffix) (3) (after the name of a high-ranking person) Sir; Lord; (suffix) (4) (after a person, animal, etc.) familiar or derogatory suffix; (given name) Hiromu Public, general, official; a duke, grandparent, gentleman; just, fair. |
共 see styles |
gòng gong4 kung domo ども |
common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party (suffix) (1) (humble language) (kana only) first-person plural (or singular); (suffix) (2) (derogatory term) (kana only) second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to); (given name) Tomoni All altogether, both, same, in common. |
功 see styles |
gōng gong1 kung kou / ko こう |
meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) (1) merit; success; meritorious deed; (2) achievement; accumulated experience; (male given name) Tsutomu Merit, meritorious; achievement, hence 功力 achieving strength, earnest effort after the good). |
匑 see styles |
gōng gong1 kung |
to bow; to salute |
匔 see styles |
gōng gong1 kung |
old variant of 匑[gong1] |
宮 宫 see styles |
gōng gong1 kung miya みや |
palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale (1) shrine; (2) palace; imperial residence; (3) (honorific or respectful language) Imperial prince; Imperial princess; (4) headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.; (5) (archaism) temple; (surname) Miyataka A palace, mansion; a eunuch. |
工 see styles |
gōng gong1 kung kou / ko こう |
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor (suffix noun) (factory) worker; (male given name) Tsutomu Work, a period of work, a job. |
廾 see styles |
gǒng gong3 kung |
hands joined |
弓 see styles |
gōng gong1 kung yumi(p); yu ゆみ(P); ゆ |
a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc) (1) (ゆ is usu. a prefix) bow (weapon); (2) (ゆみ only) archery; (3) (ゆみ only) bow (for a violin, etc.); (surname, female given name) Yumi Dhanus. A bow; a bow's length, i. e. the 4, 000th part of a yojana. Seven grains of wheat 麥 make 1 finger-joint 指節; 24 finger-joints make 1 elbow or cubit 肘; 4 cubits make 1 bow; or 1 foot 5 inches make 1 elbow or cubit: 4 cubits make 1 bow; 300 bows make 1 li; but the measures are variously given. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Kung Gong Mitsugi | 貢 贡 | mitsugi | gòng / gong4 / gong | kung |
Guan Yu | 關羽 关羽 | guān yǔ / guan1 yu3 / guan yu / guanyu | kuan yü / kuanyü | |
Kung Gong | 龔 龚 | gōng / gong1 / gong | kung | |
Qi Gong Chi Kung | 氣功 气功 | ki kou / kikou / ki ko | qì gōng / qi4 gong1 / qi gong / qigong | ch`i kung / chikung / chi kung |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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