空
Character
empty (with nothing inside, like a room or box)
Readings and meanings
- empty (with nothing inside, like a room or box)
- sky (as in 天空)
- air (as in 空气)
Examples
这个房间很空。
zhè ge fáng jiān hěn kōng
This room is very empty.
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今天的天空很蓝。
jīn tiān de tiān kōng hěn lán
The sky is very blue today.
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这里的空气很好。
zhè lǐ de kōng qì hěn hǎo
The air here is very good.
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Words that use “空” as kōng
空气kōng qìair, the gas around us that we breatheWordHSK 2天空tiān kōngthe open space high above the earth, where clouds and birds areWordHSK 3空调kōng tiáoa machine that makes the air in a room cool or warmWordHSK 3空间kōng jiānspaceWordHSK 4航空háng kōngair travel and airplanesWordHSK 4太空tài kōngthe area far above the Earth, where stars and planets areWordHSK 5空中kōng zhōngin the sky, high above the groundWordHSK 5空军kōng jūnthe part of a country's army that flies planesWordHSK 6
HSK 4 is the level of this reading in the official HSK 3.0 word list; other readings of 空 can sit at a different level.
- to empty CC-CEDICT
- vacant CC-CEDICT
- unoccupied CC-CEDICT
- space CC-CEDICT
- leisure CC-CEDICT
- free time CC-CEDICT
Words that use “空” as kòng
填空tián kòngto fill in a blank space on a test or formWordHSK 4空地kòng dìvacant landWordHSK 7–9+1 reading空白kòng báian empty space with nothing written or printed on itWordHSK 7–9空隙kòng xìa small empty space between two thingsWordHSK 7–9钻空子zuān kòng zito find and use a weak point in rules to get an advantageWordHSK 7–9偷空tōu kòngto take some time outWord得空dé kòngto have leisure timeWord抽空chōu kòngto find the time to do sthWord
Stroke order
All 8 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 空
Draw “空” here — the faint guide shows its shape.