巩 (gǒng) is a Chinese character meaning “to make firm”. It is written from 工 (work) and 凡 (ordinary; every), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
Build the character for “to make firm; to consolidate”
Four steps: break it apart, build it, recall it, use it in a word.
StartLearn this character
Structure
工 + 凡
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：6 画 = 工 3 画 + 凡 3 画；部首取 UCD CJKRadicals 工部
Memory aid
Work (工) on the left, and on the right 凡 — every ordinary day of it. Work done every single day is what makes anything solid: 巩固.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 巩固gǒng gùto consolidate; to strengthen; solid, firm巩 = gǒng
Go deeper
All readings
to make firm
to make firm; to consolidate; to strengthen — used almost only inside the word 巩固
使坚固、结实；几乎只用在「巩固」一词中。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 巩固gǒng gùto consolidate; to strengthen; solid, firm巩 = gǒng
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 巩 mean?
巩 (gǒng) means to make firm; to consolidate; to strengthen — used almost only inside the word 巩固.
How do you pronounce 巩?
It is pronounced gǒng.
What parts is 巩 made of?
工 (work) and 凡 (ordinary; every), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：6 画 = 工 3 画 + 凡 3 画；部首取 UCD CJKRadicals 工部. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 巩 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 巩?
工. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 巩?
Common ones are 巩固. The reading of 巩 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.